Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Samuel L. Jackson, John Heard, Kelly Rowan, Clifton Collins Jr., Tony PlanaDirected By: Kevin Reynolds
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."
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
There are many remarkable things about the documentary 4 Little Girls. Spike Lee's striking, beautifully realized film is a cinematic lesson of what kind of material is better suited to the documentary format. In his first documentary, Lee shares an attribute of Ken Burns: the major event in his documentary is not seen on camera. Except for four quick glimpses of black-and-white autopsy ...
Manufacturer: Hbo Home VideoStarring: Dianne Braddock, Carolyn Lee Brown, Gerald Colbert, Arthur Hanes Jr., Freeman Hrabowski III
Joe Louis was called the "Brown Bomber". ... he represented the United States and the African American population, and did both admirably.
Manufacturer: Liberty International
Manufacturer: Unapix / a-Pix Ent.Starring: Origins Of Film
A vital, valuable documentary. - People The documentary equivalent of Roots. - Orlando Sentinel Everything you thought you knew about slavery is about to be challenged. Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery is the groundbreaking series that makes history by sharing it from a new perspective. Nearly ten years in the making, this landmark six-hour set exposes the truth through ...
Manufacturer: Wgbh BostonStarring: Africans in America
Uncovers the dramatic, surprising roots of slavery from its beginnings in Europe through its brutal emergence in the New World. Winner 1998 Peabody Award.
Dramatic re-creations and insights from General Colin Powell reveal blacks and whites engaged in the violent struggle to define who they are, and what they will become. Winner 1998 Peabody Award.
Slavery's powerful social and economic grip comes face-to-face with an abolitionist movement prepared to risk everything for change. Winner 1998 Peabody Award.
In the years that precede the Civil War, North and South face off in a deadly clash over race, rights and the future of freedom in America. Winner 1998 Peabody Award.
