Summary: Sightseeing is as much about getting lost-and found again-as it is about visiting monuments and landmarks. This program demonstrates how to ask for and give directions, explains how to say where one lives and works, and illustrates when and where Spaniards typically get a bite to eat. Cultural icons such as the City of Arts and Sciences, near Valencia, and the historic town of Xativa are featured.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: African-American women have two strikes against them-their color and their gender. Hosted by Tanya Hart, this program looks at the women who succeeded, asking what drove them to challenge the prejudices against them, what enabled them to succeed and to make significant contributions in politics, entertainment, civil rights, business, public service, music, and sports. Among those featured are...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Jeannette Rankin held many positions and worked for many causes during her life. She was a social worker, advocate for women’s suffrage, and the first woman in the United States elected to a national office when most American women did not yet have the right to vote. Sent to the House of Representatives in 1916 by the voters of Montana, Rankin is often remembered as the woman who voted against...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1984
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Summary: Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. This illuminating program, filmed during a guided tour of civil rights landmarks, blends potent archival footage and photos with group discussion to sensitively explore race relations in the U.S. Visits to Selma, Montgomery, Birmingham, Memphis, Atlanta, Orangeburg, and other locations, combined with eyewitness accounts of key events by...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005