A time for justice / Guggenheim Productions, Inc. ; written and directed by Charles Guggenheim.

Depicts African-Americans' struggle for civil rights in the South, recalling the crises in Montgomery, Little Rock, Birmingham, and Selma and reveals the heroism of the individuals involved. A Time for Justice was directed by the late Charles Guggenheim, a four time Oscar winner. In the film, the vo...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Teaching Tolerance (Project)
Southern Poverty Law Center
Guggenheim Productions, inc
Other Authors: Guggenheim, Charles
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: Montgomery, Ala. : Teaching Tolerance, Southern Poverty Law Center, [2011], ©2011.
Subjects:
Civil rights movements > Southern States.
African Americans > History > 1877-1964.
African Americans > Civil rights > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Southern States > History > 1951-
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:
Connect to: View PDF Teacher's Guide - All users
Connect to: View Civil Rights Movement Timeline - All users
Connect to: View Teaching Tolerance website - All users
Connect to: View Poster - All users
Physical Description:1 videodisc (38 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) with PDF of Teacher's guide + 1 timeline poster (28 cm folded) in 1 container.
Variant Title:
Time for justice : America's civil rights movement.
Format: Video Software DVD
Description
Summary:
Depicts African-Americans' struggle for civil rights in the South, recalling the crises in Montgomery, Little Rock, Birmingham, and Selma and reveals the heroism of the individuals involved. A Time for Justice was directed by the late Charles Guggenheim, a four time Oscar winner. In the film, the voices of activists trace major events of the civil rights movement, from the death of Emmett Till in 1955 to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Grace Guggenheim, the director's daughter, oversaw the restoration of the film, which won the 1994 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject. It was the first Teaching Tolerance film to win an Oscar. - from publisher.
Note:Accompanied by CD-ROM (teachers guide) & timeline poster.
Originally produced as a documentary film in 1992.
Videorecording.
Call Number:E185.615 .T5 2011 VideoDVD & CD-ROM
Audience:
MPAA rating: not rated.
Awards:Academy Award, Best Documentary Short Subject, 1995.
Credits:Photographers, Matt Herron, et.; editor, Cathy Shields; music, Michael Bacon.
System Details:DVD; full screen presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.
CD-ROM, Teacher's guide (34 p.) available as a PDF - Adobe Acrobat Reader needed for viewing.
Participant or Performer:
Narrator: Julian Bond.