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AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES: People
Alice Walker.
Alice Walker discusses her life, contemporary America, the "womanist"
perspective, and reads from her poetry.
Johnson Center - Videotapes
PS3573.A425 Z536 1992
Alice Walker author.
Provides biographical information about author Alice Walker, with comments by historians and other experts about her life, thoughts and
contributions.
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As I remember it a portrait of Dorothy West.
From the perspective of her 83 years, the still-active African-American writer Dorothy West relates her memories of growing up black,
privileged and enthralled by literature.
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E185.86 .A8 1991
August Wilson.
Bill Moyers interviews playwright August Wilson on the importance of the blues in Wilson's life and his writing. Also talks about finding an
African-American cultural identity and what Wilson sees as the false portrayal of black Americans on television.
Johnson Center - Videotapes
PS3573.I45677 A95 1994
Black Americans of achievement series 1 and 2.
This series documents the achievements of African Americans in a variety of areas. Each volume focuses on the activity of
an individual. Persons covered include Booker T. Washington, Colin Powell, Frederick Douglas, Harriet Tubman,and many others.
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Booker T. Washington educator.
A biographical film, chronicling Booker T. Washington's life as a free man in West Virginia, his education at the Hampton Institute, his job
as a teacher, and finally his struggle to obtain a school and financing. His great contribution to black education is highlighted.
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Breakthrough the changing face of science in America.
Intimate biographical profiles of 20 contemporary Afro-American, Latino and Native American scientists and engineers who are making
advances in biology, astronomy, physics, mathematics and many other scientific disciplines.
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Q141 .B73 1966
Buford Boone.
This program tells the story of Pulitzer Prize winner Buford Boone, editor
of the Tuscaloosa News in Alabama and his courageous stand for an unpopular
cause--integration and equal rights for blacks. Also featured is George
Wallace's infamous blocking of the doors at the University of Alabama, and
an interview with the first black student to attempt to enroll at the university.
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E185.98.B6 B8
Charles Johnson.
Johnson describes his literary objective: to explore classic, metaphysical
questions from East and West against the backdrop of African life and history.
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PS3560.O3735 Z463 1992
Colin Powell, military leader.
Black historians and leaders comment on the life and career of Colin L. Powell who became a United States general and Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D. C., overseeing the U.S. invasion of Panama and the Persian Gulf War.
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Ebony/Jet guide to black excellence.
Program 1. The entrepreneurs -- Program 2. The leaders -- Program 3. The
entertainers.
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E185.8 .E35 1991
Elijah Muhammad religious leader.
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For us, the living.
The true story of one man's courageous fight for his people's dignity. Medgar
Evers was one of the first African-American leaders to achieve worldwide
recognition for his work. He was a true hero willing to pay the ultimate
price for freedom.
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PN1997 .F669
Frederick Douglass.
Archival materials and Douglass' autobiographical writings are used to present
the story of his life.
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E449.D75 F76
Frederick Douglass, abolitionist editor.
Black historians and others comment on the life of Frederick Douglass. Born a slave, Douglass escaped to freedom in the North as a
young man and became known as an orator against slavery, created an abolitionist newspaper, and promoted the cause of women's rights
as well, and black rights after the Civil War.
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George Washington Carver botanist.
Black historians and others comment on the life and career of George Washington Carver, who taught at the Tuskegee Institute and used
his abilities and knowledge of agriculture to help Southern Black sharecroppers, in part by changing their main crop from cotton to
peanuts.
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Gloria Naylor.
Gloria Naylor, writer, speaks on the influence of other black women writers,
the influence of a southern background, early involvement with religion,
learning to articulate one's experience, writing in different voices, and
writing to explore one's beliefs.
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PS3564.A895 Z465 1992
Great black women achievers against the odds.
Brief interviews with 20th century black women including segments from videos
and films. Music: The Pointer Sisters,
Aretha Franklin, Natalie Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Patti LaBelle, Tina Turner.
Civil rights: Coretta Scott King, Fannie Lou Hamer, June Johnson. Sports: Valerie Brisco Hooks, Carla Dunlop, Jayne Kennedy.
Actresses: Oprah Winfrey, Butterfly McQueen, Lena Horne, Whoppi Goldberg,
Moms Mabley. Dancers: Carmen de Lavellade, Judith Jamison, Debbie Allen.
Politics: Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, Katie Hall. Educator: Marva
Collins. Television: Phylicia Rashad, Leslie Uggams. Models: Naomi Sims,
Sheila Johnson. Business and social work: Mother Hale, Dr. Lorraine Hale,
Erla McClaney, Brenda Andrews. Author: Maya Angelou.
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E185.96 .G68 1990
Harriet Tubman, antislavery activist.
Historians tell the story of Harriet Tubman's life covering her childhood in slavery, her work with the underground railroad in leading
Southern slaves to freedom in Canada, and her life after the Civil War. Emphasizes her contributions to the community.
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Henry Ossawa Tanner.
From 19th century America, to the Salons and ateliers of turn of the century
Paris, Henry Ossawa Tanner overcame obstacles of race and art to become
one of the greatest American painters of his time.
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N6537.T35 H4
Historic Paul Robeson.
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M1670 .R62 1990
Ida B. Wells.
Chronicles the life of Ida B. Wells, an early Afro-American activist who
protested lynchings, unfair treatment of
Afro-American soldiers, and other examples of racism and injustice toward
Afro-Americans around the turn of the
century.
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E161.A544 I32
In motion Amiri Baraka.
Documentary covering Baraka from his early days in Greenwich Village to his present literary and political activities. Focuses on the final 2
weeks before his sentencing at federal court on the charges of resisting arrest.
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PS3552.A583 Z464 1989
Jackie Robinson, baseball great.
Black leaders and others talk about Jackie Robinson's life and career in sports. The first black player in the major leagues, Jackie
Robinson provided a model for other blacks to succeed in sports. His last years were spent as a black activist leader.
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James Baldwin.
Presents a look at author James Baldwin's life as reflected in his own words
and reminiscences of family and friends.
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PS3552.A45 Z53
James Baldwin, author.
The life of James Baldwin is chronicled by historians and educators with an emphasis on his growth as a writer and his involvement in the
United States Civil Rights Movement of the fifties and sixties.
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Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and politician.
Covers the time of the civil rights protests in the United States when Jesse Jackson was a young man, his work with the education of young
black people, his presidential campaigns in 1984 and 1988, and his role in the Iraq-Kuwait Crisis of 1990-91.
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Jesse Owens champion athlete.
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The Joe Louis story.
Story of a back-alley boy who traded his violin for boxing gloves and went
on to become the world's heavy weight champion. Highlights actual scenes
of Louis' memorable encounters with Braddock, Carnera and others.
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PN1997 .J64
John Biggers' journey.
Prominent Afro-American artist John T. Biggers talks about his life and
its influence on his drawings and paintings.
Johnson Center - Videotapes
N6537.B52 J636 1995
Kings on the hill baseball's forgotten men.
Chronicles the history of the Negro baseball leagues.
Johnson Center - Videotapes
GV875 .N3 K55 1993
Langston Hughes poet.
Provides biographical information about poet Langston Hughes, with comments by historians and other experts about his life, thoughts and
contributions.
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Live from death row.
Called "the voice of the voiceless", award-winning journalist
Mumia Abu-Jamal speaks with uncommon passion and clarity about the lives
of African-Americans, the judicial system, and life behind bars. Jamal has
been on death row since 1982, accused of the murder of a Philadelphia policeman.
Includes the complete text of his book.
Johnson Center - Multimedia
HV8699.U5 A654 1995
Madam C.J. Walker.
Born just after the Civil War, Madam C. J. Walker grew up in poverty, but was able to develop a formula for restoring falling hair and
build a successful business from it, expanding from the United States to Central America and the Caribbean and becoming a positive role
model for black women across the country.
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Malcolm X, make it plain.
A film biography of the Black Muslim leader Malcolm X. Uses interviews,
archival footage, photographs, and an original score to tell his story.
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BP223.Z8 L5776
Malcolm X, militant black leader.
Black historians and leaders comment on the life of Malcolm X, who experienced violence from the Ku Klux Klan as a child and grew up
to become a leader of the Black Muslims and a spokesperson for Black nationalism.
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Malcolm X.
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BP223.L57 M3
Malcolm X.
Live interview with Malcolm X at Berkeley California, 1963, Malcolm discusses
views of the Nation of Islam and the
treatment of African-Americans in the U.S.
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E185.61 .L5835
Malcolm X.
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E185.61 .L5836
Marcus Garvey Black-nationalist leader.
Black historians discuss the life of Marcus Garvey from his birth in Jamaica to his young years of trying to organize Black workers in
Jamaica, Latin America and London, to his role as a Black-nationalist leader in the United States and the failure of the Universal Negro
Improvement Association, of which he was the founder.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. civil rights leader.
Examines the life of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader who helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights.
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Mary McLeod Bethune educator.
A biography of pioneer educator and civil rights worker Mary McLeod Bethune, who founded her own school for Black children in a time
when education for Black people, especially higher education, was not a popular concept, and fought for racial equality through the
American political system for her entire life.
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Matthew Henson explorer.
Chronicles the life of arctic explorer, Matthew Henson.
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Maya Angelou.
David Frost interviews Maya Angelou, the poet, novelist, civil rights activist,
and educator.
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PS3551.N464 A82 1995
Muhammad Ali heavyweight champion.
Chronicles the life of the heavyweight boxing champion, from his early years to his draft resistance, through his astounding boxing career
which established him as one of the greatest fighters of all time.
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Only the ball was white.
Pays tribute to the many top-flight baseball players from the Negro Leagues. Documents a bygone bittersweet era in baseball and the men
who were denied stardom by the color line.
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GV863 .A1 O55
Paul Robeson.
Tells the story of Paul Robeson, African-American actor and singer.
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E185.97.R63 P38
Paul Robeson.
Johnson Center - Compact Discs
M1619.R63 P38 1993
Richard Wright.
Biographical sketch of the Afro-American writer, Richard Wright. Includes
a discussion of his literary works and the
times in which he lived.
Johnson Center - Videotapes
PS3545.R815 Z912 1994
Sojourner Truth, antislavery activist.
Black historians and others comment on the life of Sojourner Truth, who was born a slave in New York state, freed by law in 1827, and
went on to become a preacher and supporter of women's rights and antislavery, speaking throughout the Northeast.
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Solomon Northup's odyssey.
Focuses on the true story of Solomon Northup, a free Black man from Saratoga,
N.Y., who was kidnapped in 1841 and forced into slavery in Louisiana for
twelve years.
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PN1997 .H348
The speeches of Martin Luther King.
1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in.
Presents a collection of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s major speeches and minor
asides and traces the development of his oratorical style.
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E185.97.K5 S64
Thurgood Marshall portrait of an American hero
Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court justice.
Black historians and others comment on the life and times of Thurgood Marshall from his childhood to his work with the NAACP and his
career as a Federal judge and a Supreme Court justice.
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Toni Morrison.
Morrison reads from her two novels, Beloved [and] Jazz and discusses her
views of the contributions made to American literature by the experiences
of African Americans.
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PS3563.O874 Z469 1992
The True Malcolm X speaks.
A unique portrait of Malcolm X emerges from rare archival materials which
document his life and times.
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E185.97.L5 T7
W.E.B. Du Bois
In this film four prominent African-American writers each narrate a period
in the life of the sociologist and author, W.E.B. Du Bois, and describe his impact on their work. They chronicle Du
Bois' role as a founder of the NAACP, organizer of the first Pan-African Congress, editor of Crisis, a journal of the black cultural renaissance,
and author of a series of landmark sociological studies. Anathematized during the McCarthy years, Du Bois immigrated to Ghana, the first independent African
state, where he died.
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E185.97.D73 W2
W.E.B. Du Bois scholar and activist.
The life of W.E.B. Du Bois is discussed by historians and educators, emphasizing his work in improving the world for Black people
through his sociological research and writings.
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Developed and maintained by Thomas Herndon, Multimedia and Interdisciplinary Programs Librarian at the
George Mason University Libraries.Please e-mail comments and suggestions to therndo2@gmu.edu.
Last reviewed May, 2002