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African Americans Civil rights Civil rights movements United States Equal rights amendments United States Sacco, Nicola 1891-1927 Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921 United States History 19th century United States History 20th century United States Politics and government 20th century United States. Vanzetti, Bartolomeo 1888-1927Filter By Series
Minutes of history seriesSummary: A look at the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, focusing on the integral relationship between the civil rights leaders and African American churches. Chronicles the non-violent revolution in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. The price paid was often high, but the victory led to equal access to transportation, education, public facilities, and ultimately, the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: GT Media 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WESummary: In the 1950s, American women discovered they could earn thousands, even millions of dollars, from bowls that burped. "Tupperware ladies" fanned out across the nation's living rooms, selling efficiency and convenience to their friends and neighbors through home parties. The secret behind Tupperware's success: the women of all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds who discovered they could move up in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Educational Foundation 2004
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TUPSummary: Through interviews and their prison writings, documents the story of Italian immigrants and anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti who were executed for murder in 1927.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2006