Marcus Garvey : look for me in the whirlwind / produced and directed by Stanley Nelson ; written by Marcia Smith ; a Firelight/Half Nelson Productions film for American Experience ; WGBH Boston.

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Uses a wealth of archival film, photographs and documents to uncover the story of this Jamaican immigrant who between 1916 and 1921 built the largest black mass movement in world history. Also features interviews with people who witnessed the Garvey movement first hand.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors:	Firelight Films (Firm) Half Nelson Productions, Inc WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) PBS Video
Other Authors:	Nelson, Stanley, 1951- (Producer, Director) Smith, Marcia (Screenwriter) Lumbly, Carl (Narrator) Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940 Shepard, Robert (Cinematographer) Jafa, Arthur (Cinematographer) Erskine, Lewis Bostic, Kysia (Actor) McGeehan, J. J. (Actor)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned, with optional audio navigation.
Published:	[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, [2004]
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Garvey, Marcus, > 1887-1940. African Americans > Biography. African American intellectuals > Biography. Black nationalism > United States > History > 20th century. United States > History > 1901-1953. Documentary television programs. Biographical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Television programs > United States. History. 1900 - 1999 African American intellectuals. African Americans. Black nationalism. United States.
Genre:	Biography. Documentary television programs. Biographical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. History.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Look for me in the whirlwind.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	Uses a wealth of archival film, photographs and documents to uncover the story of this Jamaican immigrant who between 1916 and 1921 built the largest black mass movement in world history. Also features interviews with people who witnessed the Garvey movement first hand.
Note:	Originally broadcast on PBS as a segment of The American Experience. "PBS DVD gold." DVD bonus features include interviews with director Stanley Nelson and editor Lewis Erskine; exclusive footage not included in the program; News articles from the Negro World; Audio recordings of Marcus Garvey speeches; video glossary of key terms from a panel of Garvey experts. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AJ6 D0015591 VideoDVD CR1 D0095758 VideoDVD
ISBN:	079369650X 9780793696505
Credits:	Principal cinematography, Robert Shepard, Arthur Jafa Fielder ; editor, Lewis Erskine ; original music, Kysia Bostic and J.J. McGeehan.
System Details:	DVD, NTSC.
Participant or Performer:	Narrator, Carl Lumbly.