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Jazz - A Film by Ken Burns
:Description:The story, sound, and soul of a nation come together in the most American of art forms: Jazz. Ken Burns, who riveted the nation with The Civil War and Baseball, celebrates the music's soaring achievements, from its origins in blues and ragtime through swing, bebop, and fusion. Six years in the making, this 'soundbreaking' series blends 75 interviews, more than 500 pieces of music, 2,400 still photographs, and over 2,000 rare and archival film clips. The 10-part musical journey spotlights many of America's most original, ...
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Frederick Douglass: When The Lion Wrote History
: :A century before Martin Luther King Jr. or Malcolm X, there was Frederick Douglass, arguably the most important and the earliest African American activist in United States history. This informative, inspiring documentary traces Douglass's heroic life and work. Born into slavery, Douglass was separated from his mother as a small child and forced into field labor on one of the largest plantations in the American South. There he witnessed such horrific brutality to his fellow slaves that by the age of 8 he wished that he ...
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4 Little Girls
: essential video:There are many remarkable things about the documentary 4 Little Girls. Spike Lee's striking, beautifully realized film is a cinematic lesson of what kind of material is better suited to the documentary format. In his first documentary, Lee shares an attribute of Ken Burns: the major event in his documentary is not seen on camera. Except for four quick glimpses of black-and-white autopsy photos, the picture stays clear from the bombing. Lee remains with the faces, the girls' friends, families, and the historic ...
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Martin Luther King, Jr. - I Have a Dream
: :One of the greatest and most memorable moments in the civil rights movement occurred when 200,000 people marched on Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. Not only was the gathering of so many united people extraordinary, but that day Martin Luther King Jr. stood before the marchers and delivered his most eloquent and inspiring speech. This video offers the 'I Have a Dream' speech in its entirety, as well as footage of the opposition the protesters faced, such as the fire hoses the police in ...
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Eyes on the Prize (PBS Mini Series Boxed Set)
:Description:Eyes on the Prize, the most comprehensive television documentary on the American civil rights movement ever produced, includes rare film footage and incisive present-day interviews to bring the events of this period to life. Two events of the mid-'50s propel the movement into the headlines: the Mississippi lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till, and the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott, inspired by Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat to a white man. Walk with hundreds of thousands of protesters to the triumphant 1963 March on ...
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Easy to Love
:Description:Eyes on the Prize, the most comprehensive television documentary on the American civil rights movement ever produced, includes rare film footage and incisive present-day interviews to bring the events of this period to life. Two events of the mid-'50s propel the movement into the headlines: the Mississippi lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till, and the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott, inspired by Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat to a white man. Walk with hundreds of thousands of protesters to the triumphant 1963 March on ...
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Morehouse Men
:Description:Founded in 1867 to educate promising African American male students, Morehouse College in Atlanta has evolved into one of the nation's leading institutions of higher learning. This inspiring program profiles the school, its spiritual mission, and the rigorous demands it makes in molding the black leaders of tomorrow. Today's Morehouse Men are following in the footsteps of many illustrious alumni including Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., Olympic gold medalist Edwin Moses, and filmmaker Spike Lee. :Atlanta's Morehouse College has long been revered as a leading ...
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Prejudice: Answering Children's Questions
:Description:Founded in 1867 to educate promising African American male students, Morehouse College in Atlanta has evolved into one of the nation's leading institutions of higher learning. This inspiring program profiles the school, its spiritual mission, and the rigorous demands it makes in molding the black leaders of tomorrow. Today's Morehouse Men are following in the footsteps of many illustrious alumni including Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., Olympic gold medalist Edwin Moses, and filmmaker Spike Lee. :Atlanta's Morehouse College has long been revered as a leading ...
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Eyes on the Prize: Fighting Back
:Description:Founded in 1867 to educate promising African American male students, Morehouse College in Atlanta has evolved into one of the nation's leading institutions of higher learning. This inspiring program profiles the school, its spiritual mission, and the rigorous demands it makes in molding the black leaders of tomorrow. Today's Morehouse Men are following in the footsteps of many illustrious alumni including Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., Olympic gold medalist Edwin Moses, and filmmaker Spike Lee. :Atlanta's Morehouse College has long been revered as a leading ...
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Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts Men of the Hour Jackie Gleason & Sammy Davis Jr.
:Description:Founded in 1867 to educate promising African American male students, Morehouse College in Atlanta has evolved into one of the nation's leading institutions of higher learning. This inspiring program profiles the school, its spiritual mission, and the rigorous demands it makes in molding the black leaders of tomorrow. Today's Morehouse Men are following in the footsteps of many illustrious alumni including Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., Olympic gold medalist Edwin Moses, and filmmaker Spike Lee. :Atlanta's Morehouse College has long been revered as a leading ...
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