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African Americans in literature African Americans Intellectual life 20th century African Americans Politics and government Baraka, Amina Political and social views Baraka, Ras Political and social views Black people in literature Black people Intellectual life Black people Politics and government Politics and literature United States History 20th century United Nations. Secretary-General.Filter By Subjects
African Americans in literature African Americans Intellectual life 20th century African Americans Politics and government Baraka, Amina Political and social views Baraka, Ras Political and social views Black people in literature Black people Intellectual life Black people Politics and government Politics and literature United States History 20th century United Nations. Secretary-General.Summary: In 1961, Secretary General of the UN Dag Hammarskjold died in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia while en route to ceasefire negotiations between non-combatant UN forces and troops from the breakaway state of Katanga. What started as conspiracy theories have evolved into a growing consensus that Hammarskjold and fifteen other people were shot down, inciting the UN to reopen the case on the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF COLSummary: "From the Newark Rebellion of 1967 to current day, the city's narrative has been one of revolution with each generation picking up where the previous had left off. WHY IS WE AMERICANS? weighs in on Newark's struggle against oppression through the personal triumphs and tragedies of the Baraka family -- from Amiri's civil rights leadership and ultimate artistic marginalization, to the horrific...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022