Anita : Speaking Truth to Power / First-Run Features (Firm).

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An entire country watched as a poised, beautiful African-American woman sat before a Senate committee of 14 white men and with a clear, unwavering voice recounted the repeated acts of sexual harassment she had endured while working with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. Anita Hill's graphi...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors: Infobase (Film distributor)
First-Run Features (Firm)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : First-Run Features (Firm), [2014]
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Hill, Anita.
Sexual harassment of women > Law and legislation > United States.
Women lawyers > United States > Biography.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Biography.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 16 min., 27 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
Speaking Truth to Power
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
An entire country watched as a poised, beautiful African-American woman sat before a Senate committee of 14 white men and with a clear, unwavering voice recounted the repeated acts of sexual harassment she had endured while working with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. Anita Hill's graphic testimony was a turning point for gender equality in the U.S. and ignited a political firestorm about sexual misconduct and power in the workplace that resonates still today. Against a backdrop of sex, politics, and race, "Anita: Speaking Truth to Power" reveals the story of a woman who has empowered millions to stand up for equality and justice. Please preview prior to using this video as it contains subject matter which may not be appropriate for all audiences.
Note:Originally released by First-Run Features (Firm), 2014.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 26, 2015.
Interest Grade Level:
11 & up.
System Details:Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description:
Title from distributor's description (Infobase, October 16, 2016)