Out of obscurity : the story of the 1939 Alexandria Library sit-in / co-directed by Matt Spangler and Eddie Becker ; written and produced by Matt Spangler ; co-produced by Beth Ann Schmitt.

Details a little-known chapter in civil rights history. In 1939 five young men staged what is believed to be the nation's first sit-in at a public library just outside Washington, DC, to protest the "separate, but equal" treatment of African-Americans. Includes a dramatization of the 1939 sit-in and...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: River Road Productions
California Newsreel (Firm)
Other Authors: Spangler, Matt
Becker, Eddie
Schmitt, Beth Ann
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco, Calif.] : California Newsreel, 2000, ©1999.
Subjects:
Civil rights demonstrations > Virginia > Alexandria.
African Americans > Civil rights > Virginia > Alexandria > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Segregation > Virginia > Alexandria > History > 20th century.
Alexandria Library (Alexandria, Va.)
Tucker, Samuel Wilbert, > 1913-1990.
Virginia > Race relations > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African Americans > Segregation.
Civil rights demonstrations.
Race relations.
Virginia.
Virginia > Alexandria.
1900-1999
History.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
History.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 40 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 12 cm
Variant Title:
Story of the 1939 Alexandria Library sit in
Struggle to desegregate America's libraries
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Details a little-known chapter in civil rights history. In 1939 five young men staged what is believed to be the nation's first sit-in at a public library just outside Washington, DC, to protest the "separate, but equal" treatment of African-Americans. Includes a dramatization of the 1939 sit-in and a look at the role of local civil rights activist Samuel Wilbert Tucker.
Note:Digitized for preservation purposes from VHS version published by California Newsreel in 1999 or 2000.
"Copyright 1999 River Road Productions."
Videorecording.
Call Number:E185.93.V8 O98 1999a VideoDVD
Credits:Directors of photography, Eddie Becker, Seth Groms ; edited by Chad George.
System Details:Burned DVD (DVD-R), all regions, NTSC format.
Participant or Performer:
Narrated by Dr. Julian Bond.