Summary: Examines the life of Muhammad Ali in and out of the boxing ring, covering his ties with the Nation of Islam, his political postions, including his refusal to be drafted during the Vietnam War, his role as a symbol of Black masculinity, and life after boxing.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MUHCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MUHSummary: Chronicles the life of Pete Seeger, the American singer/songwriter, who was a leader of the mid-20th century American folk music revival and wrote some of its best known songs. Also looks at his work as a labor and political activist and his experiences of being picketed, blacklisted, and banned from commercial television. Features archival footage and interviews with his family, including wife...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Live Nation Worldwide 2007
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2 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC PETSummary: Volume 1 begins with a look at two of the many crises faced by George Washington during his term as America's first president. At a time when any conflict had the potential to dissolve the fragile union, Washington surrounded himself with brilliant men who were bound by their undying devotion to America, but who were often bitterly divided about how best to serve their common cause. Volume 2...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2002
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FOUSummary: "[This program] looks back to the dawn and development of the modern environmental movement -- from its post-war rustlings in the 1950s and the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson's incendiary bestseller 'Silent Spring' to the first wildly successful 1970 Earth Day celebration and the subsequent firestorm of political action."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by PBS Distribution 2010
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF EARSummary: Combines elements of analysis, history, biography, performance, and the personal passions of six presenters to tell the stories behind the stories of six Shakespeare plays. Includes interviews with actors, directors, and scholars; visits to key locations; clips from celebrated film and television adaptations; and illustrative excerpts from performances staged at Shakespeare's Globe in London...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SHASummary: Profiles Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, 14 hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore's birth in 1858 to Eleanor's death...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014