Summary
This collection features five films about some of history's most influential African-American figures. Learn about their lives, the experiences that shaped them and the impact they had on history.Contents
Civil War Journal. Frederick Douglass / produced by Greystone Communications, Inc. in association with A&E Network ; supervising producer, Lisa Bourgoujian ; produced by Scott Paddor ; director, Craig Haffner ; director of photography, Bill Rosser ; editor, Michael W. Andrews ; music, Christopher L. Stone] (c1994) (41.40)Conspiracy? Who Killed Martin Luther King, Jr.? / produced by Towers Productions, Inc. for the History Channel ; writer/producer, Julie Treumann ; supervising producer, Nicole Rittenmeyer ; narrator, Tom Kane ; director of photography, Bob Long ; editor, Tim Sullivan ; music, Michael Richard Plowman (c2004) (45:15)
Malcolm X / produced by ABC News Productions in association with A&E Networks ; narrator, Renee Poussaint ; camera, Uberto Sagramoso ; editor, Tyler Rutt ; music, Georg Brandi ([1995]) (43:37)
Thurgood Marshall : justice for all / ABC New Productions ; producers, Eileen M. Lucas, Arden Ostrander ; narrator, Bob Brown ; editor, Dianna Vozza ; camera, Bruce Kissal, Uberto Sagramoso (c1997) (43:38)
Barack Obama / produced by Towers Productions, Inc., Ron Marans Communications, Inc. for A&E Networks ; producer, Maurice Bisaillon ; writers, Samantha Sanders, Julie Truemann ; supervising producer, Jane Petrof ; narrator, Rodd Houston ; camera, Oral User, Rodney Ohtani ; editors, Alberto Mendez, Tim McLaughlin, Jan Sutcliffe ; music, Jim Gaynor (c2008) (49:50)
Additional Information
| Subjects |
African Americans
-- Biography.
Civil rights -- United States -- History -- Biography. Biographical television programs. Historical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [New York?] :History,2014 Lionsgate, |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Civil War journal (Television program) Conspiracy? (Television program) Biography (Television program) Frederick Douglass. Who Killed Martin Luther King, Jr.? |
| Contributors |
Bourgoujian, Lisa,
producer. Paddor, Scott, producer. Treumann, Julie, screenwriter, producer. Rittenmeyer, Nicole, producer. Lucas, Eileen M., producer. Ostrander, Arden, producer. Bisaillon, Maurice, producer. Petrof, Jane, producer. Haffner, Craig, director. Sanders, Samantha, screenwriter. Kane, Tom, 1962- narrator. Poussaint, Renee, narrator. Brown, Bob, 1927- narrator. Houston, Rodd, narrator. Greystone Communications, production company. Arts and Entertainment Network, broadcaster, contributor. Towers Productions, Inc., production company. History Channel (Television network), broadcaster. ABC News Productions, production company. Ron Marans Communications, Inc., production company. History (Television network), publisher. Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm), film distributor. |
| Language |
English In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. Malcolm X, Thurgood Marshall, and Barack Obama originally broadcast as episodes of the television series: Biography. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation; 2.0 Dolby digital. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (224 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |