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Title:

Black history. Contributions in the arts, sports, science and more [videorecording].

Format:

[videorecording].

Edition:

Fullscreen ed.

Publisher:

St. Clair Vision,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

3 videodiscs (427 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

African American history.
African American art--History.
African American artists--Biography.
African American athletes--Biography.
African American inventors.--Biography.
African American scientists--Biography.

Notes:

Release date: Jan. 8, 2008.

Contents:

An historical overview: Paul roeson: the tallest tree in our forest -- Press conference USA with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King -- Let us break bread together -- The arts: Scott Joplin: king of ragtime composers -- W.C. Handy -- Paul Laurence Dunbar: America's first black poet -- Lou Stovall -- Larry Lebby and Stone Lithography -- Contemporary visual expression -- Sport & science: 1936 Olympic highlights -- The brown bomber -- Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling -- The negro in sports -- From dreams to reality: a tribute to minority inventors -- Jan Matzeliger -- The negro in industry.

Summary:

18 documentaries on 3 DVDs; Includes An Historical Overview, featuring; Paul Robeson and more, The Arts, featuring; Scott Joplin and more, Sports and Science, featuring Jesse Owens and more. Included are Bonus features.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)185041730

Locations:

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)