Summary: Using historical footage and dramatic reenactments, this film focuses on one of the seminal events in the march for human rights -- the grape strike and boycott led by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta in the 1960s. Thousands of people from across the nation joined in a struggle for justice for the some of the most exploited people in the United States.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Southern Poverty Law Center 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC VIVSummary: The beautiful story of diversity follows a young girl named Kanzi whose most treasured reminder of her old home provides a pathway for acceptance in her new one.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV ARARockwell, Anne F.
Summary: The true story of James Lafayette, a spy in the American Revolution. After America won its freedom, James returned to slavery. But James's fight for freedom wasn't over.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SPYSummary: Vivid illustrations enhance concrete details and convey the courage and triumph of this remarkable American, beginning with her harsh childhood of slavery, escape to freedom, pivotal role in the Underground Railroad, and through into old age.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Nutmeg Media 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV APPSummary: Introduces 6 main characters of the American Revolution. Promotes interest in reading of biography with comedy, tragedy, error, foolishness, courage and persistence that is relevant to life today.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Weston Woods 2007