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African Americans Civil rights African Americans Civil rights History 20th century Civil rights movements Civil rights movements United States History 20th century Feminism and motion pictures Jr Byrd, James 1949-1998 Race relations Racism United States United States Race relationsSummary: I am somebody : Records the 1969 strike by black, predominantly female, hospital workers in Charleston, S.C. for better working conditions and higher wages. Shows how the struggle was won by a coalition of local and national union and civil rights groups plus the local black community through nonviolent marches and demonstrations. Highlights Andrew Young, Coretta Scott King, Ralph Abernathy,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ISummary: Master documentary filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin's original words and a flood of rich archival material. A journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC I1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF I