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

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