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This award-winning documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Marlon Riggs takes a close look at how network television absorbed deep-seated racial conflict and transformed it into the nonthreatening offerings of 20th-century primetime TV. Narrated by Ruby Dee, the film examines popular programs such as A...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2012], ©1991.
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| Series: | Films on Demand.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (88 min.) : sound, color, digital file. |
| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Summary: |
This award-winning documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Marlon Riggs takes a close look at how network television absorbed deep-seated racial conflict and transformed it into the nonthreatening offerings of 20th-century primetime TV. Narrated by Ruby Dee, the film examines popular programs such as Amos 'n' Andy, I Spy, Julia, Good Times, Roots, and The Cosby Show, weaving clips from the shows with news coverage of the civil rights movement. Esther Rolle, Diahann Carroll, Tim Reid and other black performers discuss the impact their acting roles had in shaping race relations. |
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| Note: | Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on August 30, 2012. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Electronic resource. |
| Interest Grade Level: |
6 & up. |
| System Details: | Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Participant or Performer: |
Norman Lear (from All in the Family and The Jeffersons), David Wolper (from Roots), Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and others. |
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Title from distributor's description. |