| Description |
1 videodisc (224 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, fullscreen (4:3) presentation. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Richard Roundtree. |
| Credits |
Directors of photography, Brian Dowley (ep. 1, 2, 3), Bill Jersey [and others] (ep. 4) ; editors, Garret Levin (ep. 1), Tom Hanake, Garret Levin (ep. 2), Max Salomon (ep. 3), Pierre Valette, Max Salomon, Aaron Butler (ep. 4) ; music, Christopher Rife (ep. 1, 3, 4), Michael Bacon (ep. 2). |
| Note |
Videodisc release of a 2002 television program. |
| Summary |
A four-part series offering the first comprehensive look at race relations in America between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement presenting the context in which the laws of segregation known as the "Jim Crow" system originated and developed. |
| Contents |
Promises betrayed (1865-1896) / producer, Sam Pollard ; story by Richard Wormser ; telescript by Bill Jersey ; directed by Bill Jersey -- Fighting back (1896-1917) / written, directed, and produced by Richard Wormser-- Don't shout too soon (1917-1940) / producer, Bill Jersey ; written and directed by Bill Jersey -- Terror and triumph (1940-1954) / produced by Bill Jersey, Richard Wormser, Sam Pollard ; written and directed by Bill Jersey, Richard Wormser. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Segregation -- History.
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- History.
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Segregation -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.
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Racism -- United States -- History.
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African Americans -- Education -- History.
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African Americans -- Political activity -- History.
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United States -- Race relations -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Wormser, Richard, 1933- producer.
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Roundtree, Richard, 1942- narrator.
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Jersey, Bill. director.
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Pollard, Sam. producer.
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Rife, Christopher. composer.
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Dowley, Brian.
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Bacon, Michael, 1948-
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Quest Productions.
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VideoLine (Firm)
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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California Newsreel (Firm)
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