A history of civil rights in America
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Contributors

Meyer, Ronald C., producer,
Reeder, Mark, screenwriter.
James, Kenny, film editor,
Keasley, Alphonse, narrator.
Roche, Jane Simms, narrator.

Published

New York, N.Y. : Ambrose Video Pub., [2011].

Format

DVD

Edition

Full screen.

Physical Desc

4 videodiscs (approximately 224 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Status

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Published

New York, N.Y. : Ambrose Video Pub., [2011].

Edition

Full screen.

Language

English

UPC

739815005046, 739815005008, 739815005015, 739815005022, 739815005039

Notes

General Note

To access teacher's guide, quizzes, historical and legal documents, place DVD in your computer and navigate to the "extras" folder. The documents are in a PDF format and are opened in Windows with Adobe Acrobat Reader. The documents will also open with the "preview" application included on all Apple computers.

General Note

Includes public performance rights.

General Note

DVD-ROM special features (PDF format) include: Teacher's guide; Blackline master quizzes; historical and legal documents.

Creation/Production Credits

Editors, Kenny James ... [et al.] ; cameramen, Ron Meyer, Kenny James, Ron Arrowsmith ; music, David Arkenstone.

Participants/Performers

Host, Tim Johnson ; narrators, Alphonse Keasley, Jane Simms Roche.

Description

Program offers a comprehensive historical overview detailing the expansion of civil rights to include more people. From the past to the present, this eight part series takes the viewer through one of the most powerful forces in American history: the promise of civil rights for all.

System Details

DVD.

System Details

PC or Mac with DVD-Rom drive, Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Language

Closed-captioned.

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Volume	Location	Call Number	Status
DISC 1-4	Morris County Library - Adult Media	323.0973 HIS DVD13735 DISC 1-4	Available

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Table of Contents

Part 1. program 1: 1774-1833. 1774: Thomas Jefferson writes a summary view of the rights of British America

1776: America's Declaration of Independence sets the stage for civil rights

1791: The Bill of Rights guarantees civil rights

1828: Jacksonian Democracy creates universal white male suffrage

1833: William Lloyd Garrison founds the National Antislavery Society. program 2: 1834-1868. 1837: Horace Mann leads the way for universal education

1863: The road to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

1865: The 13th Amendment ends slavery in America

1868: The 14th Amendment lays the foundation for civil rights for all.

Part 2. program 3: 1869-1916. 1869: 15th Amendment extends the right to vote to black men

1879: Standing Bear becomes a person

1884: Joseph and Mary Tape successfully challenge San Francisco public schools

1886: Through Yick Wo Supreme Court establishes equal protection for non citizens

1909: W.E.B. Du Bois founds the NAACP

1916: Louis Brandeis is the champion of the common man. program 4: 1917-1926. 1920: Women gain the right to vote

1924: Gertrude Simmons Bonnin begins the revival of American Indian rights

1925: U.S. Supreme Court begins extending the Bill of Rights to the States

1926: You Chung Hong leads the fight for Chinese American civil rights.

Part 3. program 5: 1927-1961. 1935: Mary McLeod Bethune: American woman of the 20th century

1943: Magnuson Act repeals the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

1948: Harry S. Truman initiates a sea change in American civil rights

1954: Brown v. Board of Education

1955: Rosa Parks is arrested

1961: U.S. Supreme Court extends Fourth Amendment to the States. program 6: 1962-1965. 1963: Martin Luther King Jr.'s I have a dream speech

1964: Warren Court strengthens "Innocent until proven guilty" through Miranda

1964: Civil Rights Act outlaws discrimination against blacks and women

1964: 24th Amendment prohibits poll taxes in federal elections

1964: One man, one vote

1965: Voting Rights Act is passed.

Part 4. program 7: 1965-1993. 1965: Cesar Chavez leads the charge for Hispanic civil rights

1967: Thurgood Marshall is the champion for black rights

1970: John Echohawk founds the Native American Rights Fund

1971: 26th Amendment gives 18-year-olds the right to vote

1993: Ruth Bader Ginsburg is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. program 8: 1994-2010. 2007: Hispanics march for civil rights

2008: Boumediene v. Bush confirms due process for non-citizens

2008: Barack Obama wins the presidency

2010: "Don't ask, don't tell" repealed.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Meyer, R. C., Reeder, M., James, K., Keasley, A., Roche, J. S., & Arkenstone, D. (2011). A history of civil rights in America (Full screen.). Ambrose Video Pub..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ronald C., Meyer et al.. 2011. A History of Civil Rights in America. Ambrose Video Pub.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ronald C., Meyer et al.. A History of Civil Rights in America Ambrose Video Pub, 2011.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Meyer, Ronald C.,, et al. A History of Civil Rights in America Full screen., Ambrose Video Pub., 2011.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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