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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| Language: | English |
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[San Francisco, Calif.] :
California Newsreel,
2000, ©1999.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 40 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 12 cm |
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Story of the 1939 Alexandria Library sit in
Struggle to desegregate America's libraries |
| Format: | Video DVD |