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African American civil rights workers Biography African Americans Civil rights History 20th century Civil rights movements United States History 20th century Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar) 1895-1972 Intelligence service United States History 20th century Jr King, Martin Luther 1929-1968 Race relations United States United States Race relations History 20th century United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.Filter By Subjects
African American civil rights workers Biography African Americans Civil rights History 20th century Civil rights movements United States History 20th century Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar) 1895-1972 Intelligence service United States History 20th century Jr King, Martin Luther 1929-1968 Race relations United States United States Race relations History 20th century United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.Summary: Contains interviews with some of the protesters. In May of 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. asked black people of Birmingham, Alabama to go to jail in the cause of racial equality. The adults were afraid to go to jail and so the school children marched and over 5000 of them were arrested. This lead to President Kennedy sponsoring the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the march on Washington. Portions of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Southern Poverty Law Center 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MIGSummary: Chronicling the riveting history and personal experiences, at once liberating and challenging, harrowing and inspiring, deeply revealing and profoundly transforming, of African Americans on the road from the advent of the automobile through the seismic changes of the 1960s and beyond, it explores the deep background of a recent phrase rooted in realities that have been an indelible part of the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DRISummary: Based on newly declassified files, Sam Pollard's resonant film explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2022