Jane Sloan Media Librarian jsloan@rci.rutgers.edu December 2003

Research Resources: Subject Research Guides: Media Collections:
Racism

This guide is a browsing aid to selected titles in the video/DVD collections at Rutgers Libraries. The most up-to-date, accurate, and complete information regarding the libraries' holdings is available only through IRIS, our online catalog.

Abolição Abolition 1988

An examination of the history of slavery in Brazil and the current racial situation of Black Brazilians on the 100th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. Examines the contemporary political, economic, social and cultural issues faced by Black Brazilians through interviews with musicians, politicians, activists, people in government, ambassadors, social workers, sport stars, actors, street kids, farmers and others.

MEDIA 2-5036

Aida's brothers & sisters Black voices in opera 2000

Presents the history and current situation of African-American opera singers in America. Combines rare and contemporary footage of some of the greatest performers of the century and includes interviews with many notable black singers (including Marian Anderson, Paul Robeson, Leontyne Price, Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman, Robert McFerrin, and members of Opera Ebony) as well as musicologists, directors, and historians.

DANA 1819

America in Black and White 1999

Focuses on racial profiling in law enforcement, investigating the issue from the victim's point of view as well as through the eyes of the police.

DANA XX(1810543.1)

America's black warriors two wars to win 1998

The video features numerous African-American WWII veterans, who speak with brutal honesty about the prejudice they encountered and the battles they fought.

DANA 1812

American history X 1999

A young man falls in with a group of white supremacists after his father is murdered.

MEDIA 2-5242

The Angry Negro (Motion picture) 1965

Examines attitudes and opinions on equal rights, freedom, education, and American government, ranging from mild anger to the more extreme ideologies and militant movements within the Negro community.

MEDIA 4-91

Beyond black and white affirmative action in America 2000

All sides in the affirmative action debate say that they believe in the Constitutional right to equality regarding race, creed and sex, but they bring very different interpretations to what that means. A distinguished panel of experts discuss this issue.

MEDIA DANA 2-5715 1878

Bill Cosby on prejudice 198?

In a satiric diatribe in which a super bigot expresses a hatred against all minority groups, actor Bill Cosby exposes the prejudices which are experienced by all.

MEDIA 2-1680

Black like me 1992

A white writer travels through the racially torn South of the 1950's as a black man by chemically darkening his skin color and cutting and dyeing his hair to personally experience and write about racism and prejudice.

DANA 1009

Black on black violence 1993

Using interviews the program examines some causes of black on black violence and possible solutions.

MEDIA 2-5959

The Black press soldiers without swords 1998

"Too long have others spoken for us". A History of African-American newspapers and journalism from the mid-19th century through the 20th century. With commentary by historians, newspaper cartoonists, journalists, and photojournalists, tells of the struggles against censorship, discrimination and for freedom of the press.

MEDIA 2-3705

Black shadows on a silver screen 1986

History of the motion picture made by Black film makers between 1900 and 1950, including scenes from these films. Emphasizes the attempt by Black film makers to provide alternatives to the lack of sensitivity and racism of Hollywood films by portraying Blacks realistically.

MEDIA 2-1315

Blacks & Jews 1997

Early in the 20th century black and Jewish Americans joined forces against bigotry and for civil rights but in the late 1960's each group turned inward and the coalition fell apart. This film examines the history of this collaboration and recent racial conflicts between Afro-Americans and Jews and attempts at understanding and reconciliation, with particular emphasis on events in New York City and Oakland, California.

DANA 861

The bloods of 'Nam 1986

Black Vietnam veterans talk candidly about the discrimination and prejudice they faced from fellow soldiers and about their war experiences and coming home.

MEDIA 353

Blue collar and Buddha a documentary 1996

Explores the dilemma of Laotian refugees living in Rockford, Illinois who are torn between preserving their cultural identity and adapting to their new life in America. Re-settlement is complicated by rising tensions with neighbors, many of whom resent the Laotians' economic gains and view their Buddhism with hostility.

MEDIA 2-3995

Blue eyed 1995

Jane Elliott conducts a workshop where an arbitrarily selected group of individuals is targeted to experience prejudice and bigotry. Based on the blue eyed-brown eyed exercise.

DANA. MEDIA 817 2-2905

Brother Future 1997

A slick inner-city youth is knocked unconscious and wakes up to find he has been transported back through time to 1822 Charleston, S.C., where he is taken captive as a slave.

DANA 1013

Brotherhood of hate 2000

Describes the police investigation of a triple homicide in Russellville, Arkansas and the mentality of the white supremacist who committed the crime.

MEDIA 2-2383

Can you see the color gray? 1996

Discusses the idea of prejudice as a learned behavior. Also examines language and how it affects perceptions and behavior in regard to race. Children from differing age groups are interviewed to see how early prejudices begin, and how they may be prevented.

DANA 686

Carved in silence Documentary about Chinese immigration to the United States and the discriminatory U.S. immigration policy toward Asians. Tells the dramatic story of Angel Island where Chinese Americans were detained and vigorously questioned for sometimes up to three years before being allowed to enter the country.

MEDIA 2-3913

CBS News special report: Remedy for riot 2002

In this news program from 1968, Harry Reasoner reports on the findings and recommendations of President Johnson's National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. The commission's report offered an analysis of the causes of riots at that time and concluded that unless sweeping changes were made, the nation was moving towards two separate societies, black and white, separate but unequal. By interviewing business, political, religious and community leaders in Detroit, one of the cities hit hardest by turmoil, the program assesses possible courses of action in four major areas: jobs, housing, schools and welfare.

DANA XX(1810886.1)

CBS reports: Watts, riot or revolt? 2002

Were the Watts riots part of a social revolution, a festering illness or a carnival of senseless violence? And why did it first erupt in L.A. and not in another major American city? This news program, filmed just a few months after the riots, presents a study of the principal events that ignited the conflagration in the summer of 1965 in Watts. A wide variety of individuals comment on the situtation, including L.A. chief of police William H. Parker, Daniel P. Moynihan, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., witnesses to the riots and rioters themselves.

DANA XX(1810883.1)

Color adjustment 1991

Pt. 1. Color blind TV? -- pt. 2. Coloring the dreamThis study of prejudice and perception traces over forty years of race relations in America through the lens of prime time entertainment.

DANA. MEDIA 423 2-3685

The color of fear 1994

Eight North American men of Asian, European, Latino, and African descent describe the pain and anguish that racism has caused in their lives, and the defense mechanisms they use to survive.

MEDIA 2-3126

Cry, the beloved country 1992

"Based on the Alan Paton controversial novel of the same name and the inspiration for Kurt Weill's musical drama entitled "Lost in the Stars," this is a sentimental film about the problems of Apartheid in South Africa. Sidney Poitier and Canada Lee turn in exceptionally good performances as preachers who are fighting the divisiveness of prejudice in their country. This is a startling and moving account of the black country minister's travels to Johannesberg to be with his son, who is to be tried for having killed a white man."--All Movie Guide.

DANA 1419

The Darker side of black 1994

An investigation of the complex issues raised by rap and reggae, such as ritualized machismo, misogyny, homophobia, and gun glorification. Noted experts on black history, such as Cornel West of Princeton University, and Michael Manly, former prime minister of Jamaica, analyze the phenomenon and give insights into its development and meaning.

MEDIA 2-2531

A different image 1982

Presents a portait of a beautiful young African American woman attempting to escape becoming a sex object and to discover her true heritage. Through a sensitive and humorous story about her relationship with a man, the film makes provocative connections between racism and sexual stereotyping.

MEDIA 2-5396

Divided city the route to racism 1998

In this ABC News Nightline, the death of Cynthia Wiggins sparks a controversial debate about latent racism in Buffalo, New York, and its suburbs. Racism was charged when investigators discovered that the city planners and the mall's operator had conspired to prevent the bus route serving the inner city from stopping at the mall to discourage a poor, black clientele.

MEDIA 2-3952

Dutchman 1993

The film deals with an emotionally unstable white woman enticing, then humiliating and finally knifing a black man while they ride a subway train in New York City. It makes explicit the hatred, terror and psychology of racial prejudice.

MEDIA 2-1977

Ethnic notions 1986

Presents a history of the racist images and caricatures of Blacks in American culture.

DANA. MEDIA. 59 59 2-568 2-741 D-374

Evolution and human equality 1987

Using paleontology, evolutionary biology, genetics, the history of science, and social history, Gould tells the fascinating story of how racial differences have been misunderstood by scientists from pre-Darwinian days to the present to justify oppression, exploitation, and persecution. He describes how new genetic research methods confirm the African origins of homo sapiens.

DANA. MEDIA 1433 2-530

Exploring society Race and ethnicity [videorecording] 2002

Discusses the meanings of stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination and how these attitudes affect people in various ethnic groups.

MEDIA 2-5960

The eye of the storm 1992?

Shows how an elementary school teacher in Riceville, Iowa, introduced her children to the realities of prejudice by using the color of eyes as the criterion of superiority. Explains that the results of the experiment were indicative of the situation throughout the United States.

DANA 1505

Fires in the mirror Crown Heights, Brooklyn and other identities 1993

Nineteen theatrical portraits, interspersed with news photos and footage, convey the characters and feelings of the people who experienced the racial conflicts between African-American and Jewish residents of Crown Heights in 1991. Based on verbatim excerpts from interviews.

MEDIA DANA 2-2043 1816

For us, the living the story of Medgar Evers 1995

Medgar Evers, field secretary for the NAACP in Mississippi from 1954-1963, worked to help black people politically by encouraging them to register to vote. A sniper shot and killed him on June 12, 1963.

DANA 1173

Fresh looks anti-racist film & videos 1993

Cassette 1. Richard Cardinal: Cry from the diary of a Metis child -- Out of the blue -- Good hair pretty hair curly hair -- A brighter moon Cassette 2. Brown women blonde babies -- Cindy -- Chinese Canadians: a search for identity -- The Noise -- Escapades of the one particular Mr. Noodle Cassette 3. Sally's beauty spot -- Maigre dog -- My father was an Englishman -- Native daughter -- Trait dúnion -- From another time comes one/into a new time becomes a brother -- Nelson is a boy -- Traces -- Under the tableA compilation of short films that deal with the issues of race and representation. Issues range from immigration history, self-image, Canadian folklore, native aspects and racism.

MEDIA. 2-2817 cassette 1 2-2818 cassette 2 2-2819 cassette 3

Generations of resistance 1979

Uses archival photographs, newsreel footage, and interviews to chronicle the quest by Black South Africans for economic viability and individual freedom.

DANA 361

Genocide from Biblical times through the ages 2002

In this program, a variety of experts analyze Biblical accounts and some of the earliest documented examples of genocide, as in the Athenian siege of Melos in 416 BC, to explore the psychology that motivates such violence. This grim survey looks at the extermination of Tasmanians, Native Americans, Namibia's Herero tribe, and the Armenians.

MEDIA 2-5847

Gentleman's agreement 1993

A journalist assigned to write a series of articles on anti-semitism decides to pose as a Jew and finds out first-hand what it is like to be the victim of intolerance.

MEDIA 2-3481

Hate across America 1997

Examines the modern history of hate crimes in America going back to the 1964 murder of three civil rights workers by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi. Traces the spread of hate crimes and groups beyond their traditional strongholds in the South and looks at the new face of hate: more polished, more seductive, disruptive and dangerous. Shows why such groups have turned away from attacking individuals to focus their attention on the federal government.

DANA 1243

Hate and the Internet web sites and the issue of free speech 1999

"What is the price of free speech? Protected by their first Amendment rights and the Internet's cultural philosophy of 'post it all and let the readers decide', American hate groups are having a field day on the World Wide Web, creating virtual communities of intolerance. In this program, ABC News anchor Ted Koppel investigates the proliferation of hate online with Don Black, founder of the white nationalist Web site Storm Front, and Floyd Abrams, a First Amendment attorney who has represented the New York times and ABC News."--Container.

MEDIA 2-5038

Hatred 1995

Investigates the connection between hatred on a personal level and hatred between nations. Includes news film footage and interviews with various people.

MEDIA 2-6035

Home of the brave 1989

A black soldier is sent on a top secret mission in the South Pacific, but finds that he must battle with his white comrades as he is subjected to subordinate treatment and constant racial slurs. Hollywood's first outstanding statement against racial prejudice.

MEDIA 2-3468

In a dark time 1991

This episode looks at the effects of the Vietnam War on America and the increasing polarization of its supporters and opponents. It also examines the mounting racial tensions that sparked riots in cities nationwide, and the elements of fear, disenchantment and frustration that were evident across the country. Finally, it leads viewers to the violent year of 1968 as political protest began to fuse with social ferment.

MEDIA 2-1238

In whose honor? 1997

Discussion of Chief Illiniwek as the University of Illinois mascot, and the affect the mascot has on Native American peoples. Graduate student Charlene Teters shares the impact of the Chief on her family. Interviewees include members of the Board of Regents, students, alumni, current and former "Chiefs" and members of the community.

MEDIA 2-3422

Invisible revolution 2000

This documentary profiles a chilling subculture among American youth: the clash between racist and anti-racist youth. Rising against the white supremacy movement, are a group of anti-racist skinheads, punk rockers and mainstream kids who call themselves the Anti Racist Action (ARA). Conflicts between these groups who are often indistinguishable as they battle one another, have led to assaults and even murder. A hard-hitting film with extreme expressions of racism.

MEDIA 2-5659

Japanese war bride 1997

A Korean War vet (Taylor) falls in love with a Japanese nurse (Yamaguchi) and brings her back to his California home as his wife. However, the neighboring farmers who still harbor anti-Japanese sentiments from World War II, try to break up their marriage.

MEDIA 2-5570

Liberators fighting on two fronts in World War II 1992

The experiences of African-American soldiers during World War II reflected the racial climate of 1940s America, a society marked by strict segregation and frequent acts of violence. Black combat battalions existed but were only used toward the end of the war, when manpower grew short in Europe.

DANA. MEDIA 280 2-2106

The life and legend of Sojourner Truth 2001

Traces the life and legend of the former slave who could neither read nor write, yet earned a reputation as one of the most articulate and outspoken antislavery and women's rights activists in the United States.

DANA. MEDIA 1855 2-544

A Little respect gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals on campus 1990

Being gay: early experiences -- Coming out -- College life: in the dorms -- College life: finding a community -- College life: in the classroom -- Sex, love, and life -- On bisexuality -- College life: being public -- The future -- What do you want from the straight community?Ideal for use in new student orientation programs, faculty and staff development programs, student leadership workshops, and general classroom presentations. The video will help identify occurances of homophobia on campus; promote provacative discussions on homophobia, racism, and sexism; explore the experience of being a lesbian, gay, or bisexual student in a culturally diverse college environment; inspire revealing and honest discussion among students of all sexual orientations; celebrate and affirm the lesbian, gay, and bisexual student.

MEDIA. 2-1162 2-1163

Little things : when prejudice is unintentional 2002

"[T]his ABC News program explores the kinds of incidents and behavior that prompted The New York Times reporter Lena Williams to write an article entitled, 'The Everyday Interactions that Get under the Skin of Blacks and Whites.' Focus groups polled and interviewed on the subject reveal how statements, gestures, and even body language can be interpreted--rightly or wrongly--as racial prejudice." -- container.

DANA XX(1810526.1)

The living martyr Hizbollah unveiled 2001

This documentary presents footage of suicide mission preparations and interviews with Lebanon's Hizballah resistance fighters and their families.

DANA 1759

Lone star hate 1997

Examines homophobia and violence against gays in Texas.

MEDIA 2-5592

The long walk home 1991

Academy Award winner Whoopi Goldberg is Odessa Cotter, a quietly dignified woman, who works as a housekeeper for Miriam Thompson (Academy Award winner Sissy Spacek). When Odessa honors the 1955 Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott by walking an exhausting nine miles to and from work, Miriam offers her a ride. Defying both Miriam's racist husband (Dwight Schultz) and the powerful White Citizen's Council, Miriam and Odessa put their lives in danger for civil rights.

DANA 1014

Miles of smiles, years of struggles the untold story of the Black Pullman Porter 1983

Chronicles the organizing of the first black trade union--the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. This inspiring story of the Pullman porters provides the most in-depth account on film of African-American working life between the Civil War and World War II.

DANA. MEDIA 360 2-927

Mood indigo blacks and whites /cdirected by Anthony Ross Potter, Frank J. De Meo ; written by Patrick Trese 1990

During World War II, the American home front was as racially segregated as the armed forces. In spite of prejudice and riots, Black Americans continued to support the war effort.

MEDIA 2-4105

Nagstappie A walk in the night 1998?

Recounts a single terrible night in South Africa when the fragile world of Mikey Adonis, a young coloured steel worker, disintegrates; illustrates how a decent man can be driven to an act of brutality by a racist society which humiliates him at every turn.

DANA 1300

Native son 1994

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.

DANA 596

La negra Angustias 1996

Based on the award-winning work by Francisco Rojas González, depicts the racial problems encountered by a black woman who becomes a revolutionary leader of the Mexican campesinos struggling against rich landowners during the Mexican Revolution.

DANA 627

No way out 1997

When a young African-American doctor operates on two white brothers brought in for gunshot wounds, it sets off a chain of violent confrontations between a vicious psychopath, his gang and the black community.

DANA MEDIA 1356 2-6200

Non je ne regrette rien No regret 1992

Five gay Black men discuss growing up and living in the United States, focusing on the social pressures and the fear of AIDS.

MEDIA 2-2130

Nothing but a man 198?

Duff, a railroad section hand is forced to confront prejudice and self-denial when he falls in love with Josie, an educated preacher's daughter. Story centers around the young black couple as they struggle to live with dignity in a Southern community. The husband is unable to play the subservient role expected of him by both whites and blacks, and is branded as a troublemaker when he tries to maintain his self-respect.

MEDIA D-138

Overcoming prejudice 1996

Origins -- Consequences -- Dealing with it -- Parenting issues -- Success storiesA documentary which deals with prejudice on a very personal level. Its primary message is that prejudice is an area of human weakness which can be dealt with successfully. Participants share stories from their own lives which illustrate important priciples about overcoming prejudice.

DANA 1215

The path of most resistance 1996

Profiles phyicists of color Neil Tyson, George Castro, France Cordova, and Jim Gates.

MEDIA 2-3979

People's gala concert 1992

Documentary exploring the forbidden subject of anti-Semitism during the final years of Stalin's bloody regime.

DANA 461

The Persistence of racism 1994

This especially adapted Phil Donahue program presents stories of discrimination against black people that whites will find shocking: the evidence of a successful African American attorney who concealed his profession to apply for a job as a waiter in a white country club and information from a civil rights activist about the rise of white supremacy movements in the U.S. today.

MEDIA 2-5527

A Place of rage 1991

Prominent black women comment upon experiences of Afro-American women, upon racial discrimination and its effects upon the American culture and make suggestions which they hope will improve the future. Includes historical footage of civil rights movement in the 1960's.

MEDIA 2-2570

The Prejudice film 1972

Examines the historical origins of prejudice and illustrates contemporary forms of prejudice.

MEDIA D-162

A profile of Paul Robeson Videorecording 1975

A biography of Paul Robeson including excerpts from his public appearances as singer and actor and as a leader in the struggle against racial prejudice.

DOUGLASS 3

Race and ethnicity 1991

Discusses the meanings of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination and how these attitudes affect people in various ethnic groups.

DANA 833

Race portraits in black & white 1987

Deals with racism at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Five different students are interviewed: a black separatist, a white male who believe's he's a victim of reverse discrimination, a black woman with mostly white friends, a white man with a black girlfriend who has mostly black friends, and a woman who's the product of an interacial marriage.

MEDIA 2-318

Race, the floating signifier 1996

Stuart Hall, a scholar in the field of media and cultural studies, presents a lecture on social and cultural factors in the perception of race. He investigates how racism is cultivated and how race becomes a tool by which cultures classify society. He demonstrates that the meaning of racial signifiers (such as skin color) fluctuates in response to cultural context. The documentary includes an interview, film footage, and graphics.

MEDIA 2-2926

Racism 1996

One of a 26-part series that offers a comprehensive look at the many facets of the twentieth century, including rare archival footage and interviews with participants in major events. This segment looks at race relations during the century. The 1900s witnessed a remarkable period in race relations: on one hand, great strides were made in bringing equal rights to people around the globe; conversely, the century also witnessed the most barbaric crimes ever committed against humanity.

MEDIA 2-3426

Racism 101 1988

A discussion of race relations on United States college and university campuses during the 1980s.

MEDIA 2-1101

Racism on campus 1991

Examines the issue of racism and other forms of discrimination on college campuses across the United States. Includes interviews with students and administration along with footage from Rutgers University.

MEDIA 2-1698

Radcliffe blues A Radcliffe student discusses her radicalization, both on campus in the early stages of the SDS movement, and during antipoverty work, speaking also of racism in America and the crippled condition of women.

MEDIA D-92

Radio, racism and foreign policy 1978

A documentary presentation on the relationship between American public opinion and foreign policy during the 1920s. Includes coverage of the imposition of strict immigration quotas and a period of racism and ethnic discrimination as the United States tries to isolate herself after World War I, and of the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928.

MEDIA 2-4129

A Raisin in the sun 1987

Film of the award-winning play about a struggling black family living on Chicago's South Side and the impact of an unexpected insurance bequest. Each family member sees the bequest as the means of realizing dreams and of escape from grinding frustrations.

DANA 1040

A raisin in the sun 1988

Based in a Chicago ghetto in the mid-1950's, A Raisin in the Sun is the story of the Younger family. The just-widowed mother, her son and his wife, and the sister live together and cope with bigotry and hatred, as well as the strains of everyday living.

DANA. DANA 1421 1421

Rate it X 1985

An ironic portrait of the American man and his stubborn sexual chauvinism. Amazing interviews with a wide variety of men reveal the deep rooted sense of machismo and the sexual double standards and racism at work in our culture today.

MEDIA 2-3946

Respectful prostitute 1988

Jean-Paul Sartre's sensitive and compelling look at racial prejudice in the Deep South. When a black man is shot by a senator's nephew, a prostitute, who witnessed the crime, is talked into testifying that the murder was committed in defense of an assault made against her by the deceased. Ethics versus politics as an ultimately honest show of integrity.

MEDIA 2-1598

Roots in the sand 1998

Through a combined use of extensive archival material and personal interviews, this documentary examines the lives of the Sikh, Moslem and Hindu immigrants of the early 20th century who farmed California's desert regions, particularly the Imperial Valley. There they had to circumvent racism, miscegenation laws, barriers to land ownership and citizenship and even Anglo farmers seeking vengeance.

MEDIA 2-5446

Sa-I-Gu 4.29 1993

Explores the embittering effect the Rodney King verdict and riot had on Korean American women shopkeepers who suffered more than half of the material losses in the conflict. Film underscores the shattering of the American dream while taking the media to task for playing up the "Korean-Black" aspect of the rioting.

MEDIA 2-3260

Seniority and discrimination 1973

Dramatizes the grievance of a Black employee who claims he should have received a posted job not only because he has sufficient ability but also because of past discrimination.

SMLR SHELVED BY TITLE

Seven days in Bensonhurst 1990

Yusuf Hawkins was murdered on an August evening in the neighborhood of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Frontline goes beyond the tragedy of a young man's death to examine how a racial event can be used by blacks and whites, politicians and the media as a vehicle for their own special interests. This program chronicles a series of explosive events which reveal the nature of New York's racial tensions.

MEDIA. 2-830 2-1208

The Shadow of hate a history of intolerance in America 1995

A historical overview of religious, ethnic, and racial intolerance in the United States, beginning with colonial times and continuing to the present day, and focusing on such atrocities as the 19th century massacre of Native Americans at Wounded Knee, the World War Two internment of Japanese-Americans, and the Leo Frank lynching in Georgia in 1913.

MEDIA 2-2638

Skin deep 1996

A diverse group of college students reveal their honest fellings and attitudes about race and racism. Students are interviewed alone, and then discuss the issues in a group setting.

MEDIA 2-5027

Skin deep, 1960 1999

Examines the fight against legal, institutionalized racism in the United States and South Africa. Chronicles the struggle against apartheid in South Africa and the struggle for civil rights in the United States.

MEDIA. 2-4182a 2-5631

The Sky is gray 1980

A young Louisiana boy's trip to town during the 1940's reveals insights into poverty, racism and Black pride.

DANA 1031

A soldier's story 1991

Near the end of World War II, a proud black army attorney is sent to an army base to investigate the ruthless shooting death of a black sergeant. He learns that the sergeant was a vicious man who served the white world and despised his own roots. The attorney's job is to find out who is guilty--black or white.

MEDIA MEDIA 2-3986 2-854

The struggle for racial equality : the civil rights movement, 1948-1963 1970

Fifteen years of non-violent protest for desegregation and racial justice from the 1948 political secession of the South to the 1963 March on Washington. Includes statements by Presidents, George Wallace, and Black leaders.

DOUGLASS 33

Teaching tolerance 1992

An overview of the Southern Poverty Law Center, its memorial and its commitment to the fight against racism, the Klan and other hate groups, and prejudice against African-Americans, poor whites and immigrant groups such as the Vietmanese, not just in the South but in Kentucky, Texas--wherever the fight is needed.

MEDIA 2-3604

To be somebody 199?

Many Americans, struggling to survive the Great Depression, were determined to help build a better America through direct action in the courts, in the Congress and in everyday life. Black heavy-weight champion Joe Louis became a symbol of national strength at a time when lynchings, segregation, and anti-semitism were commonplace. In different ways both Louis and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt challenged America to live up to its promise of justice and opportunity for people of every race and faith.

MEDIA. 2-2227 2-4181

Tongues untied 1989

This is the acclaimed account of gay Black life by Emmy-award winning director Marlon Riggs. Using poetry, personal testimony, rap and performance, Tongues untied describes the homophobia and racism that confront Black gay men.

MEDIA 2-1187

Trouble behind 1990

White racism is discussed in the context of the town of Corbin, Ky., where on Oct. 31, 1919 a race riot drove all of the Black residents out of town. Since that date few Blacks have attempted to settle in Corbin. Residents are interviewed to give their perceptions of whether or not racism still exists in their town.

DANA 380

True colors 1991

In the 1960s Black Americans were promised that this country would no longer judge an individual solely on the basis of his skin color. In this program, ABC's Prime Time host Diane Sawyer follows two college educated men in their mid-thirties, one Black, one White, as they involve themselves in a variety of everyday situations to test levels of prejudice based on skin colors.

MEDIA 2-3199

Tuskegee 2000

Between the years of 1932 and 1971, the U.S. government used approximately 600 blacks from Macon County, Alabama, as human guinea pigs for syphilis research under the guise of treatment for "bad blood. This program, includes an interview with one of the last surviving participants, Herman Shaw; explains the role of Nurse Rivers; and presents the medical establishment's justification for disguising racism as legitimate medical research.

DANA XX(1811030.1)

The Tuskegee airmen 1995

A celebration of the "Fighting 99th", the first squadron of black combat fighters in World War II, who battled prejudice in training at Tuskegee, Ala., the Axis in North Africa and Europe, bigotted officers assigned to oversee them, and a U.S. congressman out to prove they were unfit to serve.

DANA MEDIA 1051 10-171

Twilight Los Angeles 2000

"On March 3, 1991, an African-American man [Rodney King] was brutally beaten by four white Los Angeles police officers who stopped him for speeding. On April 29, 1992, when the jury's 'not guilty' verdict dismissed the officers on trial for the assault, the city ignited into three days of rioting, looting and violence that left neighborhoods smoldering. 'Twilight: Los Angeles,' adapted from Anna Deavere Smith's searing one-woman play, captures this tumultuous and challenging moment in America's race relations"--Container.

DANA 1629

Two towns of Jasper 2003

In 1998 in Jasper, Texas, James Byrd, Jr., a black man, was chained to a pickup truck and dragged to his death by three white men.

DANA 1786

Un Mur à Jérusalem A Wall in Jerusalem 1989

Documentary about the growth of Israel into today's Jewish homeland explores more than seventy years of struggle for religious freedom. Begins with the 1894 Dreyfus Affair, and then looks at Theodor Herzl, founder of modern Zionism; the earliest immigration and settlements; the formation of kibbutzim; the Balfour Declaration; the rise of European anti-Semitism; the British occupation of Palestine; Arab confrontations; the U.N. resolution; the Exodus incident; and the Six-Day War.

MEDIA 2-2749

Understanding race 1999

Examines the history and power of the artificial distinction called "race", viewing it within historical, scientific, and cultural contexts. Topics include the anthropological unity of Homo sapiens; sanctioned discrimination, such as segregation; cultural biases based on racial stereotypes; and the underlying humanity that inextricably links us all.

DANA MEDIA 1880 2-5944

Valuing diversity multi-cultural communication 1995

A study of prejudice toward people who are different. Viewers learn how to decrease their discomfort in communicating with people from different cultures, social classes, age groups, or physical disabilities.

DANA 1148

Violence an American tradition 1996

The first victims -- Young guns -- Outlaw heros -- Murder and the media -- The American dream -- Racism in America -- Domestic violence -- Child abuse"From the punishment of defenseless Native Americans by Christopher Columbus 500 years ago, to the domestic and racially motivated assaults that run rampant today. American history is permeated by acts of violence. Using archival photos and footage, as well as the words of both historial figures and current experts in sociology, medicine and history, this program explores the recurring patterns of violence that have emerged in our society as as result of insurrection, anger, prejudice, and ignorance. "--Container.

MEDIA 2-3433

The way home 1998

Women representing a cross-section of cultures in America share their experiences of oppression through the lens of race. Women are separated into eight ethnic councils (Indigenous, African-American, Arab, Asian, European-American, Jewish, Latina and Multi-Racial).

MEDIA 2-3873

White identity theory origins and prospect 1994

Hardiman and Cross discuss Hardiman's research in the field of white racial consciousness and identity.

DANA 1624

Wien retour Return to Vienna 1999?

"In 1924, fourteen year old Franz Weintraub and his parents moved from Magdeburg, Germany to Vienna, Austria. Joining some 60,000 other Jews who had migrated from eastern areas of the defeated Hapsburg Empire, Weintraub's family settled in the Viennese Jewish community of Leopoldstadt, the so-called 'Matzo Island.' In this illuminating documentary, Weintraub recalls his experiences as a young Jew in inter-war Austria from 1924 to 1934. A journalist and gifted storyteller, Weintraub reconstructs everyday life in Jewish Leopoldstadt and in a Social Democratic milieu. Recalling in vivid detail his encounters with anti-semitism, his involvement with the Labor movement and his membership in the Communist Party, Weintraub's oral history provides keen insight into a community and era soon transformed by World War II"--Distributor's website.

MEDIA 2-3201

Willie catches on (Motion picture)

Follows a young boy from the age of ten through college showing how the seeds of prejudice begin to sprout and show up in unmistakable though polite acts of intolerance. Pictures the boy in a summer job at a fashionable resort hotel, and his attitude toward a Negro colleague.

MEDIA 4-73

Without due process Japanese Americans and World War II 1992

Describes the violation during World War II of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, which insists on due process of law. Tells of the race prejudice, war hysteria, and failure of political leadership which resulted in the evacuation of Japanese Americans, and their placement in internship camps in California, Utah, Arizona, Idaho, and Arkansas. "The forced evacuation and incarceration of over 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II is a stark example of what can and did happen in this nation when government leaders chose to disregard the rights guaranteed to all Americans by the Constitution.".

DANA 840

Zoot Suit Riots 2002

Racial tensions between the Anglo and Mexican American communities in Los Angeles, California erupted into violence after the conviction of Henry "Hank" Leyvas and seventeen other Mexican American youths for the murder of José Díaz in what was perceived as an unfair trial in 1943. Lorena Encinas, a witness to the murder, kept the real killer's identity a secret until the end of her life.

MEDIA 2-1622