Rock of changes : race, faith, and freedom on Nantucket / [a presentation of] WGBH Boston ; a production of Heeltapper Films for the Museum of Afro American History ; produced and directed by Harlan Reiniger.

"Explores the history of Nantucket in the nineteenth century when it was an international capital of whaling, an industry that rewarded talented men--of any color. The island also attracted many fugitive slaves for its seafaring job opportunities and abolition-friendly population of Quakers. But tol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Phillips, Tom, 1952- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Heeltapper Films
Museum of Afro-American History (Boston, Mass.)
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
WGBH Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Reiniger, Harlan (Producer, Director, Film editor)
McEachern, Michael (Cinematographer)
Richardson, Judy, 1944- (Narrator)
Linebaugh, Barbara
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: South Burlington, VT : WGBH Boston Video, [1998], ©1998.
Subjects:
African School (Nantucket, Mass.)
School integration > Massachusetts > Nantucket > History.
Segregation in education > Massachusetts > Nantucket.
Nantucket (Mass.) > History > 19th century.
United States > Race relations.
Nantucket (Mass.) > Race relations.
Documentary films.
Short films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Short films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
Variant Title:
Nantucket, rock of changes.
Format: Video VHS

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