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Publisher
Koch Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcom X is a long, earnest, complex documentary that tries to set the record straight on 30 years of speculation and lies. This film names names. Includes 60 minutes of bonus material.
9) Malcolm X
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Screen version of the life of Malcolm X, who through his religious conversion to Islam, found the strength to rise up from a criminal past to become an influential civil rights leader.
10) Classified X
Publisher
WinStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (50 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Examines the treatment of black characters throughout the history of American cinema, using examples from classic films beginning with footage by Thomas Edison in 1903 to the present, tracing how Hollywood has aided and abetted the public perception of the African-American. From its earliest days, Hollywood reflected society's fear of blacks and countered with wish-fulfilling images of African-Americans as servile, ignorant, superstitious, or untrustworthy....
Publisher
TMW Media Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It depicts the life and careers of trailblazing men, from the worlds of politics, arts, music, literature, sports, and sciences. Highlighting their accomplishments, dedication, and achievements, this program focuses on their place in American history, what their lives were like what they accomplished, and the obstacles they faced. Their common thread of determination, courage, and commitment is consistent as a universal theme in each of their lives....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Martyr. Prophet. Hustler. Dealer. Troublemaker. Revolutionary. A BIOGRAPHY BY As a fourteen-year-old he was Malcolm Little, the president of his class and a top student. At sixteen he
was hustling tips at a Boston nightclub. In Harlem he was known as Detroit Red, a slick street operator. At
nineteen he was back in Boston, leading a gang of burglars. At twenty he was in prison. It was in prison that Malcolm Little started the journey that would lead...
19) Growing up X
Author
Publisher
Ballantine
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 235 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
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