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1) The color of blood: celebrating the contributions of African-Americans to the United States military
Publisher
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 DVD : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"From the Revolutionary War to the election of Barack Obama, the nation's first black Commander-in-Chief, this documentary portrays the defining moments in the fight for racial equality in the United States Armed Forces"--Container.
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (216 min.) : sound color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This original eight-part series on four volumes documents black achievement in American history, its defining role in the growth of the country, and its influence on current events. The series highlights the many contributions of black Americans that have influenced and shaped the history of the United States.
Publisher
Matrix Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Offers a glimpse into the history and culture of the first African Americans to come to America through the sea islands of South Carolina. Enchanting and uplifting program that will bring laughs and tears.
Series
Publisher
Questar
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Bronze screen honors the past, illuminates the present, and opens a window to the future of Latinos in motion pictures. From silent movies to urban gang films, stereotypes of the Greaser, the Lazy Mexican, the Latin Lover and the Dark Lady are examined. Rare and extensive footage traces the progression of this distorted screen image to the increased prominence of today's Latino actors, writers and directors.
5) Native son
Publisher
Facets Video
Pub. Date
1994.
Physical Desc
1 video cassette (91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
Adaptation of the classic novel by Richard Wright. Set in Chicago, Native son tells the story of Bigger Thomas, a young black man who accidentally murders his employer's daughter while performing his duties as chauffeur. The combined forces of institutional racism and condescending white liberalism pursue Thomas to an unhappy end. The author plays the leading role in this film version.
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the rich and varied history and experiences of Latinos, who have for the past 500-plus years helped shape what is today the United States. It is a story of people, politics, and culture, intersecting with much that is central to the history of the United States while also going to places where standard U.S. histories do not tend to tread.
7) Mac
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three brothers in a volatile Italian-American family struggle to scrape together enough money to start their own business in Queens, New York, in the 1950s.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (83 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The lone survivors of a ship wrecked in the Mediterranean, our heroes find themselves in the company of Princess Shalimar (Lamour), who has purchased Bob and plans to make him her husband. This is the third "Road" picture.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (138 min.) : sound, color with a black and white sequence ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An American artist couple, drawn by desire to the Sahara, travel there shortly after World War II in order to follow their passionate obsessions in an attempt to recapture the love they once shared.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (71 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After years of unemployment, John Phillips finally lands a job. He's on top of the world, until he runs into a by-the-book cop. O'Malley cites Phillips for a busted muffler, and the man loses his job. The desperate Phillips loses his freedom as well when he robs a pawnshop and lands in the slammer. When O'Malley meets Phillips' crippled daughter, he begins to realize he should temper justice with mercy. A new man, O'Malley falls for Barbara's teacher...
13) I remember mama
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (134 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Portrays the struggles of a Norwegian immigrant family at the turn of the century in San Francisco.
14) Once around
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The oldest daughter of a close-knit Italian-American family falls in love with an abrasive, obnoxious but forcefully charming businessman. He almost demolishes her family while winning her heart, but they all learn how to balance her happiness with the family's survival.
15) America's dream
Publisher
HBO Films
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
America's Dream captures the joy, the pain, the struggle to survive in a land where dreams can be lost, and found. In 'Long Black Song, ' a hard working farmer invests what little he has in a gift for his wife, while back home she falls for the advances of a traveling salesman. In ' The Boy Who Painted Christ Black, ' a small town principal must risk his career to defend a young boy's image of a black Christ painted for a state-wide competition. And...
16) Asian Americans
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This five-part series traces the story of Asian Americans, spanning 150 years of immigration, racial politics, international relations, and cultural innovation. It is a timely, clear-eyed look at the vital role that Asian Americans have played in defining who we are as a nation. Their stories are a celebration of the grit and resilience of a people that reflects the experience of all Americans.
17) The piano lesson
Series
Publisher
Hallmark Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006, 1995.
Edition
Gold Crown collector's edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of a family caught between their heritage and a dream for the future. The Charles family clashes over the fate of a magnificent, carved piano that carries their family's story from their days as slaves. Boy Willie wants to sell the piano to buy a farm--the same fields their family worked as slaves. But his sister, Berniece, refuses to part with it. For her, the piano is their very soul, a legacy of pride...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. embarks on a deeply personal journey through the last fifty years of African American history. Joined by leading scholars, celebrities, and a dynamic cast of people who shaped these years, Gates travels from the victories of the civil rights movement up to today, asking profound questions about the state of black America, and our nation as a whole.
19) A Great wall
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This moving and humorous story chronicles the return of Leo Fang and his American-born wife and son to his native China and provides a comical insight into the cultural clashes between traditional Chinese families and Chinese-American families.
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Free spirited ex-G.I. and unemployed construction worker Homer Smith stops at a remote farm in the Arizona desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked by a group of German refugee Catholic nuns, headed by the strict Mother Maria, who believes that Homer has been sent by God to build a much-needed church in the desert.
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