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Melvin Van Peebles' Classified X
Here is one of two presentations that I show to my class every year following a discussion on stereotypes. This is a no BS presentation that shows how images have been maniupulated through the decades of film. I finally bought the DVD so it could be stopped and discussed. Since I teach African American History all year round instead of just... » Usually ships in 24 hours |
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They Came for Good - A History of the Jews in the United States - Taking Root, 1820-1880
In "Taking Root 1820-1880," the second installment of They Came for Good, a series that aired on PBS, the role of Jews in American history is examined in an informative and entertaining manner. In the early days of the new nation, 15,000 Jewish peddlers traveled the roads and were a main method of distribution for goods manufactured in the indus... » Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
As those who are old enough to have lived through the Great Depression disappear, the era seems more and more remote; it's nearly impossible for later generations to understand just how desperate things were in the United States in the 1930s. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? captures not only the history but also the culture of the time in a r... » Usually ships in 24 hours |
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In The Land Of The War Canoes
If you like Nanook of the North, I recommend In the Land of the War Canoes. Unfortunately this is all that survives of the only motion picture made by the "super-photographer of the American Indian", Edward S. Curtis, "In the Land of the Headhunters". This film predates Nanook of the North, and it is known that Robert Flaherty visited Curtis to view th... » Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Founding Fathers
The four programs from the History Channel in this set profile America's Founding Fathers, noting right at the outset they were a "mismatched group of quarrelsome aristocrats, merchants, and lawyers." The story of how these disparate characters fomented rebellion in the colonies, formed the Continental Congress, fought the Revolutionary War, and wrote ... » Usually ships in 24 hours |
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