Mighty times : the children's march / Teaching Tolerance presents a production of Tell the Truth Pictures ; a film by Hudson & Houston ; produced and directed by Robert Hudson and Bobby Houston.

Contains interviews with some of the protesters. In May of 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. asked black people of Birmingham, Alabama to go to jail in the cause of racial equality. The adults were afraid to go to jail and so the school children marched and over 5000 of them were arrested. This led to P...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Teaching Tolerance (Project)
Tell the Truth Pictures
Southern Poverty Law Center
Other Authors: Houston, Robert
Hudson, Robert, 1960-
La Tour, Nick
Ellison, Andrew
Ellison, Anthony
Brewer, Mark H.
Keenan, Susan P.
Davis, Don
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
Published: Montgomery, AL : Teaching Tolerance Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, [2016]
Subjects:
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > Alabama > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Southern States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Alabama > History > 20th century.
Civil rights demonstrations > Alabama > History > 20th century.
Southern States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Race discrimination > United States > 20th century.
Toleration > Study and teaching > United States > 20th century.
Birmingham (Ala.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights.
Civil rights demonstrations.
Civil rights movements.
Race discrimination.
Race relations.
Toleration > Study and teaching.
Alabama.
Alabama > Birmingham.
Southern States.
United States.
1900-1999
Documentary films.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Documentary films.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (40 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Variant Title:
Children's march
Format: Video DVD Software
Description
Summary:
Contains interviews with some of the protesters. In May of 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. asked black people of Birmingham, Alabama to go to jail in the cause of racial equality. The adults were afraid to go to jail and so the school children marched and over 5000 of them were arrested. This led to President Kennedy sponsoring the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the March on Washington. Portions of this film were reenacted using vintage cameras and film stocks.
Note:Originally produced as a documentary film in 2004.
"A project of the Southern Poverty Law Center."
CD-ROM Teacher's guide by Jeff Sapp includes nine ready-made lesson plans with reproducibles and a list of Internet sources.
Call Number:E185.61 .M544 2016 VideoDVD
Playing Time:00:40:00
Audience:
Not rated.
Awards:Academy Award, Best Documentary Short Subject, 2005
Credits:Associate producer, Andrew Ellison ; production supervisor, Anthony Ellison ; editors, Mark H. Brewer, Sean P. Keenan ; music, Don Davis.
System Details:DVD, NTSC, full screen presentation.
CD-ROM, Teacher's guide (31 pages) available as a PDF - Adobe Acrobat Reader needed for viewing.
Participant or Performer:
Narrator, Nick LaTour.