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Civil Rights in America
The Film & Audio Department contains a wide variety of materials relating to the Civil Rights movement in America, including the speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr., biographies of famous activists, and documentaries about the people, places, and events that shaped our country.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Biographies and Documentaries
Citizen King, 1963-1968
This story begins on the steps on the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963 when a 34-year-old preacher galvanized millions with his dream for an America free of racism. It comes to an end almost five years later on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. DVD.
This story begins on the steps on the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963 when a 34-year-old preacher galvanized millions with his dream for an America free of racism. It comes to an end almost five years later on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. DVD.
In remembrance of Martin
Personal comments from family members, friends, former classmates, and advisors are chronicled in this moving piece honoring Dr. Martin Luther King. Includes the "I have a dream" speech on the Lincoln Memorial and other memorable events. DVD.
Personal comments from family members, friends, former classmates, and advisors are chronicled in this moving piece honoring Dr. Martin Luther King. Includes the "I have a dream" speech on the Lincoln Memorial and other memorable events. DVD.
King: go beyond the dream to discover the man
Looks at the life of Dr. Marin Luther King and the relevance of his message in the current world. Includes interviews with Martin Luther King III, Andy Young, Harry Belafonte, Bill Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, Bono, Forest Whitaker, Chuck D and others. DVD.
Looks at the life of Dr. Marin Luther King and the relevance of his message in the current world. Includes interviews with Martin Luther King III, Andy Young, Harry Belafonte, Bill Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, Bono, Forest Whitaker, Chuck D and others. DVD.
King: man of peace in a time of war
A look at the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as seen through three major conflicts: the struggle between black and white America, disunity within the civil rights movement, and an undeclared war in Vietnam. Includes an interview with Dr. King that took place on the Mike Douglas show. DVD.
A look at the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as seen through three major conflicts: the struggle between black and white America, disunity within the civil rights movement, and an undeclared war in Vietnam. Includes an interview with Dr. King that took place on the Mike Douglas show. DVD.
Martin Luther King: commemorative collection
Presents two stirring documentaries on the work and life of Martin Luther King. "In remembrance of Martin" is composed of testimonies by his family, associates, and government leaders, and includes documentary footage. VHS.
Presents two stirring documentaries on the work and life of Martin Luther King. "In remembrance of Martin" is composed of testimonies by his family, associates, and government leaders, and includes documentary footage. VHS.
Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement
Traces the career of civil rights leader Martin Luther King through the events caused by "sit-ins", "freedom riders", his numerous arrests, the presidency of John F. Kennedy, the 1963 march to Washington D.C., the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, the Voting Rights Act in 1965, until his assassination in 1968, at age 39. DVD.
Traces the career of civil rights leader Martin Luther King through the events caused by "sit-ins", "freedom riders", his numerous arrests, the presidency of John F. Kennedy, the 1963 march to Washington D.C., the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, the Voting Rights Act in 1965, until his assassination in 1968, at age 39. DVD.
Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader
Examines the life of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader who helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights. DVD.
Examines the life of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader who helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights. DVD.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: the legacy
This program provides an intimate portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr., profiling his life as a civil rights leader, and assessing the extent to which his dream of racial equality has been realized today. The program reveals his character and campaigns. DVD.
This program provides an intimate portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr., profiling his life as a civil rights leader, and assessing the extent to which his dream of racial equality has been realized today. The program reveals his character and campaigns. DVD.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: the man and the dream
Profiles African American Baptist minister, Martin Luther King, Jr., the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950s and the 1960s. Includes comments from King's biographers, colleagues, friends, and fellow civil rights activists. DVD.
Profiles African American Baptist minister, Martin Luther King, Jr., the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950s and the 1960s. Includes comments from King's biographers, colleagues, friends, and fellow civil rights activists. DVD.
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Speeches
Been to the mountaintop
Original footage highlights Martin Luther King's dramatic speeches and conversations spanning 1956 to 1968, including his last address on April 3, 1968, the night before his assassination. Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Alabama, November 13, 1956 -- Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, December 11, 1964 -- Bloody Sunday, Selma, Alabama, March 7, 1965 -- Voting rights act, August 6, 1965 -- Reflections on peaceful marches -- Civil rights meetings, 1966 -- Viet Nam War, Atlanta, Georgia, April 16, 1967 -- Poor people's march, January 16, 1968 -- National Cathedral, Washington, DC, March 31, 1968 -- Been to the mountaintop, Memphis, TN, April 3, 1968. DVD.
Original footage highlights Martin Luther King's dramatic speeches and conversations spanning 1956 to 1968, including his last address on April 3, 1968, the night before his assassination. Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Alabama, November 13, 1956 -- Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, December 11, 1964 -- Bloody Sunday, Selma, Alabama, March 7, 1965 -- Voting rights act, August 6, 1965 -- Reflections on peaceful marches -- Civil rights meetings, 1966 -- Viet Nam War, Atlanta, Georgia, April 16, 1967 -- Poor people's march, January 16, 1968 -- National Cathedral, Washington, DC, March 31, 1968 -- Been to the mountaintop, Memphis, TN, April 3, 1968. DVD.
Every tone a testimony: an African American aural history
Includes "Keep moving," (Birmingham 1963). Book on CD.
Includes "Keep moving," (Birmingham 1963). Book on CD.
The greatest speeches of all time. Volume 1
Fifteen of the best speeches from world leaders. Includes Lincoln Memorial (August 1963); Memphis, Tennessee (April 3, 1968). DVD.
Fifteen of the best speeches from world leaders. Includes Lincoln Memorial (August 1963); Memphis, Tennessee (April 3, 1968). DVD.
The greatest speeches of all time. Volume 2
Fourteen of the most important and well-known political speeches of modern times. Includes "When a man has already died" (March 8, 1965). DVD.
Fourteen of the most important and well-known political speeches of modern times. Includes "When a man has already died" (March 8, 1965). DVD.
The greatest speeches of all time. Volumes 1 & 2
Memorable speeches from the 20th century as originally recorded, edited to include the most famous segments. Includes "Brown Chapel" and "I Have a Dream." Playaway.
Memorable speeches from the 20th century as originally recorded, edited to include the most famous segments. Includes "Brown Chapel" and "I Have a Dream." Playaway.
A knock at midnight: inspiration from the great sermons of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
Original recordings of Martin Luther King, Jr., also read by Keith David and Jay Gregory. A collection of King's sermons, many never before published, includes introductions and commentaries by leading theologians, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Billy Graham, and Congressman Floyd Flake. Book on CD.
Original recordings of Martin Luther King, Jr., also read by Keith David and Jay Gregory. A collection of King's sermons, many never before published, includes introductions and commentaries by leading theologians, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Billy Graham, and Congressman Floyd Flake. Book on CD.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: I have a dream
I Have a Dream contains King's entire inspirational speech in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963. Special features: "The big march" (Newsreel, 1963); "March on Washington" (1963); "The march twenty years later" (1983). DVD.
I Have a Dream contains King's entire inspirational speech in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963. Special features: "The big march" (Newsreel, 1963); "March on Washington" (1963); "The march twenty years later" (1983). DVD.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: I have a dream
Recording of Martin Luther King's televised speech to civil rights marchers at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, with additional film footage from other demonstrations, photographs from the scene of his assassination, and film from King's funeral. VHS.
Recording of Martin Luther King's televised speech to civil rights marchers at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, with additional film footage from other demonstrations, photographs from the scene of his assassination, and film from King's funeral. VHS.
A patriot's handbook: poems, stories, and speeches celebrating the land we love
Includes the address at the March on Washington, August 28, 1963. Book on CD.
Includes the address at the March on Washington, August 28, 1963. Book on CD.
The Speeches Collection. Volume 1
Contains a selection of speeches of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan. DVD.
Contains a selection of speeches of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan. DVD.
The speeches of Martin Luther King
This collection of Martin Luther King, Jr. speeches follows his early days as a young pastor in Montgomery, to the great march on Washington. It also includes the final prophetic speech in Memphis, just days before his assassination. VHS.
This collection of Martin Luther King, Jr. speeches follows his early days as a young pastor in Montgomery, to the great march on Washington. It also includes the final prophetic speech in Memphis, just days before his assassination. VHS.
Civil Rights Movement
Biographies
Bethune, Mary McLeod
Mary McLeod Bethune, educator
Traces the life and achievements of the Black educator who fought bigotry and racial injustice and sought equality for blacks in the areas of education and political rights. VHS.
Traces the life and achievements of the Black educator who fought bigotry and racial injustice and sought equality for blacks in the areas of education and political rights. VHS.
Mary McLeod Bethune: the spirit of a champion
A biography of the nationally acclaimed educator, civil rights champion, and early founder of one of America's first Black colleges, now named Bethune-Cookman College. DVD.
A biography of the nationally acclaimed educator, civil rights champion, and early founder of one of America's first Black colleges, now named Bethune-Cookman College. DVD.
Houston, Charles Hamilton
The road to Brown
Presents the role of Charles Hamilton Houston in the cases which led to the landmark Supreme Court case of Brown vs. Board of Education. Gives a history of segregation, Jim Crow Laws, the NAACP and biographical information on persons influential in the desegregation movement. DVD or VHS.
Presents the role of Charles Hamilton Houston in the cases which led to the landmark Supreme Court case of Brown vs. Board of Education. Gives a history of segregation, Jim Crow Laws, the NAACP and biographical information on persons influential in the desegregation movement. DVD or VHS.
Home of the Brave
Viola Liuzzo, a 39-year-old wife and mother of five, was the only white woman killed during the civil rights movement. Narrated by Stockard Channing, Paola di Florio's powerful and poignant documentary tells Liuzzo's tragic story. DVD.
Viola Liuzzo, a 39-year-old wife and mother of five, was the only white woman killed during the civil rights movement. Narrated by Stockard Channing, Paola di Florio's powerful and poignant documentary tells Liuzzo's tragic story. DVD.
Rosa Parks and the civil rights movement
This program will show students the role Rosa Parks played in the Civil Rights Movement and her involvement as an officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). DVD.
This program will show students the role Rosa Parks played in the Civil Rights Movement and her involvement as an officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). DVD.
A. Philip Randolph: for jobs & freedom
Biography of the African American labor leader, journalist, and civil rights activist, A. Philip Randolph. VHS.
Biography of the African American labor leader, journalist, and civil rights activist, A. Philip Randolph. VHS.
Paul Robeson: speak of me as I am
The story of Paul Robeson, an African-American performer who was one of the front-runners of the civil rights movement in the 1960's. Also examines his life as a scholar, athlete, humanitarian, and artist. DVD.
The story of Paul Robeson, an African-American performer who was one of the front-runners of the civil rights movement in the 1960's. Also examines his life as a scholar, athlete, humanitarian, and artist. DVD.
Paul Robeson: Icon
The Emperor Jones: Brutus Jones, an African American Pullman porter, schemes, swindles, and powers his way to become the ruler of a Caribbean island. Paul Robeson, tribute to an artist: Traces Robeson's career through his activism and his socially charged performances of his signature song, "Ol' Man River." DVD.
The Emperor Jones: Brutus Jones, an African American Pullman porter, schemes, swindles, and powers his way to become the ruler of a Caribbean island. Paul Robeson, tribute to an artist: Traces Robeson's career through his activism and his socially charged performances of his signature song, "Ol' Man River." DVD.
Brother outsider: the life of Bayard Rustin
A documentary examining the life of Bayard Rustin, one of the first "freedom riders," an adviser to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and A. Philip Randolph, and an organizer of the 1963 March on Washington. However, Rustin was forced to play a background role in landmark civil rights events because he was homosexual. DVD.
A documentary examining the life of Bayard Rustin, one of the first "freedom riders," an adviser to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and A. Philip Randolph, and an organizer of the 1963 March on Washington. However, Rustin was forced to play a background role in landmark civil rights events because he was homosexual. DVD.
Civil Rights Movement
Documentaries
At the river I stand
Recounts the 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike in Memphis, Tennessee, which Martin Luther King, Jr. linked to his nationwide Poor People's Campaign and which presaged his assassination in Memphis. DVD or VHS.
Recounts the 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike in Memphis, Tennessee, which Martin Luther King, Jr. linked to his nationwide Poor People's Campaign and which presaged his assassination in Memphis. DVD or VHS.
Eyes on the Prize
A comprehensive history of the people, the stories, the events, and the issues of the civil rights struggle in the United States. Vols. 1-3 tell the story of America's civil rights years from 1954 to 1965; vols. 4-7 examine the new America from 1966 to the mid 1980's. DVD.
A comprehensive history of the people, the stories, the events, and the issues of the civil rights struggle in the United States. Vols. 1-3 tell the story of America's civil rights years from 1954 to 1965; vols. 4-7 examine the new America from 1966 to the mid 1980's. DVD.
4 Little Girls
When a bomb tears through the basement of a Black Baptist church on a peaceful fall morning, it takes the lives of four young girls. This racially motivated crime, taking place at a time when the civil rights movement is burning with a new flame, could have doused that flame forever. Instead it fuels a nation's outrage and brings Birmingham to the forefront of America's concern. This film features archival film footage, home photographs and comments by surviving family members, and interviews with local and national figures of the time. DVD.
When a bomb tears through the basement of a Black Baptist church on a peaceful fall morning, it takes the lives of four young girls. This racially motivated crime, taking place at a time when the civil rights movement is burning with a new flame, could have doused that flame forever. Instead it fuels a nation's outrage and brings Birmingham to the forefront of America's concern. This film features archival film footage, home photographs and comments by surviving family members, and interviews with local and national figures of the time. DVD.
A history of the civil rights movement
"Separate But Equal" facilities and Jim Crow laws provide the realistic backdrop for this visual history of the civil rights movement. The most dramatic moments in the fight for equality are presented, from the historic case of Plessy v. Ferguson to roles of many prominent African Americans like Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, A. Philip Randolph, Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. Interviews with Andrew Young, James Farmer and other leading authorities illuminate the enduring spirit that inspired bus boycotts, lunch counter sit-ins, freedom marches and demonstrations. DVD or VHS.
"Separate But Equal" facilities and Jim Crow laws provide the realistic backdrop for this visual history of the civil rights movement. The most dramatic moments in the fight for equality are presented, from the historic case of Plessy v. Ferguson to roles of many prominent African Americans like Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, A. Philip Randolph, Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. Interviews with Andrew Young, James Farmer and other leading authorities illuminate the enduring spirit that inspired bus boycotts, lunch counter sit-ins, freedom marches and demonstrations. DVD or VHS.
The murder of Emmett Till
The brutal murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till, a black boy who whistled at a white woman in a Mississippi grocery store in 1955, was a powerful catalyst for the civil rights movement. Although Till's killers were apprehended, they were quickly acquitted by an all-white, all-male jury and proceeded to sell their story to a journalist, providing grisly details of the murder. Three months after Till's body was recovered, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began. DVD or VHS.
The brutal murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till, a black boy who whistled at a white woman in a Mississippi grocery store in 1955, was a powerful catalyst for the civil rights movement. Although Till's killers were apprehended, they were quickly acquitted by an all-white, all-male jury and proceeded to sell their story to a journalist, providing grisly details of the murder. Three months after Till's body was recovered, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began. DVD or VHS.
Sisters of Selma
Looks at the role played by Catholic nuns in the efforts to secure voting rights for African Americans in Selma, Alabama, in 1965. DVD.
Looks at the role played by Catholic nuns in the efforts to secure voting rights for African Americans in Selma, Alabama, in 1965. DVD.
Standing on my sisters' shoulders
This documentary tells the story of Mississippi women in the 1950's and 1960's during the civil right movement. Includes testimony from Unita Blackwell, Flonzie Goodloe Brown-Wright, Mae Bertha Carter and others. These living legends and others give their firsthand testimony and capture a piece of history that is often overlooked in history books. DVD.
This documentary tells the story of Mississippi women in the 1950's and 1960's during the civil right movement. Includes testimony from Unita Blackwell, Flonzie Goodloe Brown-Wright, Mae Bertha Carter and others. These living legends and others give their firsthand testimony and capture a piece of history that is often overlooked in history books. DVD.
Voices of civil rights
This video set looks at one of the defining social movements in America's history, the Civil Rights Movement. DVD.
This video set looks at one of the defining social movements in America's history, the Civil Rights Movement. DVD.
We Shall Not Be Moved
This video examines the American Civil Rights Movement from the perspective of African-American churches. These churches provided moral and spiritual support as well as being critical and strategic centers for the movement. DVD.
This video examines the American Civil Rights Movement from the perspective of African-American churches. These churches provided moral and spiritual support as well as being critical and strategic centers for the movement. DVD.
With all deliberate speed
On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education that the concept of "separate but equal" school segregation was unconstitutional. Director Peter Gilbert explores the history and legacy of the legal decision. DVD.
On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education that the concept of "separate but equal" school segregation was unconstitutional. Director Peter Gilbert explores the history and legacy of the legal decision. DVD.
Black Panther Party
A Huey P. Newton story
A portrait of Huey P. Newton, the late co-founder of the Black Panther Party, adapted from Robert Guenveur Smith's off Broadway play. This performance was filmed before a live audience and supplemented with archival footage. DVD.
A portrait of Huey P. Newton, the late co-founder of the Black Panther Party, adapted from Robert Guenveur Smith's off Broadway play. This performance was filmed before a live audience and supplemented with archival footage. DVD.
Leaving Cleaver: Henry Louis Gates Jr. remembers Eldridge Cleaver
In 1997, social activist, former Black Panther, and author Eldridge Cleaver sat down with Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. for a discussion on his life as a civil rights activist. DVD.
In 1997, social activist, former Black Panther, and author Eldridge Cleaver sat down with Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. for a discussion on his life as a civil rights activist. DVD.
The Murder of Fred Hampton
Mike Gray started out to make a film about the Black Panther Party, but on Dec. 4, 1969, the Chicago police raided a Panther apartment and his film became a documentary about the murder of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party. DVD.
Mike Gray started out to make a film about the Black Panther Party, but on Dec. 4, 1969, the Chicago police raided a Panther apartment and his film became a documentary about the murder of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party. DVD.
Off the Pig: Black Panther; San Francisco State, on strike
Black Panther: Interviews with founding members, Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, and Bobby Seale, and documentary footage of the organization's meetings and marches reveal a pragmatic and still relevant outline for African American communities' self-determination and development. San Francisco State, on strike: Recounts how students of color led a six month long strike in the fall of 1968 at San Francisco State to make their university's curriculum and admission policies more relevant and succeeded in creating the establishment of the first Ethnic Studies department in America. DVD.
Black Panther: Interviews with founding members, Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, and Bobby Seale, and documentary footage of the organization's meetings and marches reveal a pragmatic and still relevant outline for African American communities' self-determination and development. San Francisco State, on strike: Recounts how students of color led a six month long strike in the fall of 1968 at San Francisco State to make their university's curriculum and admission policies more relevant and succeeded in creating the establishment of the first Ethnic Studies department in America. DVD.
Passin' it on
The story of a man in search of justice who is wronged by the nation with which he is at odds. The film also offers insight into the role of the Black Panther Party in social change. DVD.
The story of a man in search of justice who is wronged by the nation with which he is at odds. The film also offers insight into the role of the Black Panther Party in social change. DVD.
The two nations of Black America
Measures the economic and social success of the civil rights movement and the gap between middle class and poor African-Americans through interviews with noted Black Americans and historical film footage. DVD.
Measures the economic and social success of the civil rights movement and the gap between middle class and poor African-Americans through interviews with noted Black Americans and historical film footage. DVD.
What we want, what we believe
Features three films on the Black Panther Party made in 1968-1969 by the Newsreel film collective and additional footage on Black Panther history and legacy from Roz Payne and the Newsreel filmmakers. Includes extensive video and audio interviews with party members and movement participants as well as documents from the Roz Payne Archives chronicling both the movement and government attempts to suppress it. DVD.
Features three films on the Black Panther Party made in 1968-1969 by the Newsreel film collective and additional footage on Black Panther history and legacy from Roz Payne and the Newsreel filmmakers. Includes extensive video and audio interviews with party members and movement participants as well as documents from the Roz Payne Archives chronicling both the movement and government attempts to suppress it. DVD.
