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Adam Clayton Powell
Adam Clayton Powell
Adam Clayton Powell’s life was a controversial one, involving militancy during the chapter of American history that saw a number of militant black...
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An African Community: The Masai
An African Community: The Masai
The nomadic Masai of the highlands of East Africa lead lives shaped to a great degree by their environment. Grazing lands for their cattle are...
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The American Parade Series (8 Titles)
The American Parade Series (8 Titles)
Powerful American presidents, the Industrial Revolution, Walt Whitman and American poetry, Boss Tweed and city government corruption, the settling of...
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Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed
Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed
Did you know that the first open-heart surgery was performed by a black doctor, Daniel Hale Williams? Not many people did in 1968, the year this...
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Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington
A biography of the early years of Booker T. Washington. Born a slave in 1859, he built a monument to education and lived a life that has come to...
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The Boy King
The Boy King
This inspiring drama focuses on young Martin Luther King Jr.’s early encounters with prejudice and how the love and courage of his family...
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The Boy King (Short Version)
The Boy King (Short Version)
This inspiring drama focuses on young Martin Luther King Jr.’s early encounters with prejudice and how the love and courage of his family moved him...
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The Boyhood of George Washington Carver
The Boyhood of George Washington Carver
Born a slave, George Washington Carver became one of America’s most honored scientists. This portrait of his early years in Missouri demonstrates how...
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Celebrate 2
Celebrate 2
The celebration of holidays is one of the ways Americans of different ethnic backgrounds express their special heritages. In an elementary school, we...
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East Africa: Two Lifestyles
East Africa: Two Lifestyles
The life styles found in two Tanzanian villages, 400 miles apart, are compared and contrasted by following the daily activities of two men: a...
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The Face of Wisdom: Glenora Sayers
The Face of Wisdom: Glenora Sayers
Glenora Young-Sayers' commitment to keep a diary has rewarded her over the years with an increased capacity for wisdom and compassion. The emotional...
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The Heritage of Slavery
The Heritage of Slavery
This 1968 documentary is an examination of slavery and of the attitudes established during slavery that still persisted a century after its...
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