At the river I stand / a film by David Appleby, Allison Graham, Steven John Ross ; a production of Memphis State University, Department of Theatre and Communication Arts.

Documentary of two 1968 events in the civil rights movement-- the sanitation workers strike in Memphis, Tennessee and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Shows how the black community, local civil rights leaders, and AFSCME mobilized behind the strikers in mass demonstrations and a boyc...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Memphis State University. Department of Theatre and Communication Arts
California Newsreel (Firm)
Other Authors: Winfield, Paul
Appleby, David, 1948-
Graham, Allison
Ross, Steven John
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, [2004?]
Subjects:
AFSCME.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968 > Assassination.
Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968.
Memphis (Tenn.) > Officials and employees.
Civil rights movements > Tennessee > Memphis.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968.
Assassination.
Civil rights movements.
Employees.
Tennessee > Memphis.
1968
Feature films.
Documentary films.
Genre:
Feature films.
Documentary films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Documentary of two 1968 events in the civil rights movement-- the sanitation workers strike in Memphis, Tennessee and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Shows how the black community, local civil rights leaders, and AFSCME mobilized behind the strikers in mass demonstrations and a boycott of downtown businesses.
Note:Originally released in 1993.
Videorecording.
Call Number:HD5325.S2572 1968 M46 2004 VideoDVD
Credits:Original music, Mark Blumberg; videography, David Appleby, Tom Dean; sound design, Brit Warner; on-line editor, Patt Witt.
System Details:Burned DVD (DVD-R) format: this disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Participant or Performer:
Paul Winfield, narrator.