The color of courage.

In Detroit 1944, after welcoming Minnie McGhee and her family into the neighborhood, Anna Sipes is shocked to learn that the community, even her own husband, is plotting civil action to evict the McGhees because of their skin color. Anna and Minnie become close friends and that friendship is tested...

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Corporate Author: Universal Pictures (Firm)
Other Authors: Rose, Lee, Hamilton, Linda, 1956-, Whitfield, Lynn, Greenwood, Bruce, 1956-, Smith, Roger Guenveur
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Close-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, [1999], ©1999.
Subjects:
Civil rights > Drama.
Race relations > Drama.
Discrimination in motion pictures.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Civil rights.
Race relations.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (92 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format: Video VHS
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In Detroit 1944, after welcoming Minnie McGhee and her family into the neighborhood, Anna Sipes is shocked to learn that the community, even her own husband, is plotting civil action to evict the McGhees because of their skin color. Anna and Minnie become close friends and that friendship is tested as each struggles with tensions rising around them.
Note:Inspired by the landmark civil rights case, Sipes vs. McGhee.
Originally broadcast on television in 1998.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.D555 C65 1999 Videocassette
ISBN:0783234023
9780783234021
Credits:Produced and directed by Lee Rose ; written by Kathleen McGhee-Anderson.
System Details:VHS stereo, digitally recorded.
Participant or Performer:
Linda Hamilton, Lynn Whitfield, Bruce Greenwood, Roger Guenveur Smith.