Eyes on the Prize, the most comprehensive television documentary on the American civil rights movement ever produced, includes rare film footage and incisive present-day interviews to bring the events of this period to life. Two events of the mid-'50s propel the movement into the headlines: the Mississippi lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till, and the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott, ...
In 1982, a brash young former weatherman from Indianapolis changed the face of wee-hours television forever. Taking over the 12:30 am time slot, "LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN" awoke the world with the wacky antics of Stupid Pet Tricks, Paul Shaffer, Larry Bud Melman, and of course, Dave himself. The first season was the most offbeat. In later years, the show became full of celebrity guests. ...
A documentary examination of attempted and successful assassinations including those of Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, Ghandi, Malcolm X, John Lennon and others.
This is both a documentary and a performance tape, with many excerpted vocal numbers and a multifaceted discussion of the belated but successful participation of African American singers in opera. Topics discussed: Is there such a thing as the "black voice," recognizable without seeing the singer? Is Porgy and Bess truly a "black opera"? Do black women fare better in opera because, unlike ...
Renowned journalist Mike Wallace guides us through the major events and trends that have shaped the last 30 years. This video features: "The March on Washington and Martin Luther King" and " The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall."