American cultural history : African Americans.

A compilation of five instructional films on the subject of African Americans. We work again: A tribute to the Work Projects Administration (WPA) in their efforts to find jobs for African-Americans during the great depression of the 1930s. Negro colleges in war time: Documentary short film detailing...

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Corporate Authors: United States. Work Projects Administration, United States. Office of War Information. Bureau of Motion Pictures, Coronet Instructional Films, Southern Educational Film Production Service, National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.), A2ZCDS.com (Firm)
Other Authors: Stoney, George C., Clifford, Bill, Borders, William Holmes, 1905-1993, Wells, Richard, Schnitzler, Peter
Language:English
Published: Tallahassee, Fl : A2ZCDS.com, 2005.
Subjects:
African Americans.
African Americans > Employment.
African American universities and colleges.
World War, 1939-1945 > African Americans.
World War, 1939-1945 > Education and the war.
Plantations.
African American families > Georgia > Gainesville.
African American young men > Attitudes.
Southern States > Economic conditions > 1945-
Southern States > Social conditions > 1945-
Documentary films.
Educational films.
Short films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Educational films.
Short films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
African Americans.
Facing the challenges!
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
A compilation of five instructional films on the subject of African Americans.
We work again: A tribute to the Work Projects Administration (WPA) in their efforts to find jobs for African-Americans during the great depression of the 1930s.
Negro colleges in war time: Documentary short film detailing the work on American black college campuses in response to the call for military recruits and trained workers.
The plantation system in southern life: Describes how the plantation system affected the economic and social patterns of the South before the Civil War, and how the lingering effects of this system are in evidence today. Recreates life on a typical plantation dominated by one crop--cotton.
Palmour Street: Depicts events in the daily life of a Negro family living on Palmour Street in Gainesville, Georgia. Illustrates basic concepts on mental health, and points out the influences, both negative and positive, that parents can have upon the mental and emotional development of their children.
Teddy: Describes the experiences of a black teenager, focusing on his views of the system and showing his relationship with the church, school, and community.
Note:Videorecording.
Call Number:E185 .A443 2005 VideoDVD
System Details:DVD.