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African Americans Social life and customs Depressions 1929 United States Metabolic Diseases Periodicals Metabolism Disorders Music 20th century History and criticism Musical form Self-care, Health Study and teaching Style, Musical United States History 1901-1953 United States Politics and government 1901-1953Summary: It was in the Bavarian mountains that much of Germany's sense of nationhood and identity was forged. Caspar David Friedrich became the Romantic movement's first great painter, creating perhaps its defining image in Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog. More explicitly nationalistic was the Nazarene Brotherhood, a group of young artists, including Johann Friedrich Overbeck and Philipp Veit, who lived...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: The story of jazz begins in New Orleans, 19th-century America's most cosmopolitan city. Here, in the 1890s, African-American artists created a new music out of ragtime syncopations, Caribbean rhythms, marching band instrumentation, and the soulful feeling of the blues. This program introduces the pioneers of this revolutionary art form: half-mad cornet player Buddy Bolden, pianist Jelly Roll...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2000
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Summary: When America entered World War II, jazz became part of the arsenal, with bandleaders like Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw taking their swing to troops overseas. For many black Americans, however, that sound had a hollow ring. Segregated at home and in uniform, they found themselves fighting for liberties their own country denied them-as when authorities padlocked the integrated Savoy Ballroom....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: During times of illness, it can be particularly difficult for those living with diabetes to keep blood sugars in control. However, when confronted with an ailment or infection, it is more important than ever to take action to prevent serious health problems. This program explores the physiological effects of illness on blood glucose levels, presents guidelines for personal diabetes management...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005