Avery Brooks
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The documentary explores the 20-year effort of William Wilberforce to lead the abolition of the British slave trade, a business that was key to the country's economic strength. Wilberforce and his Clapham colleagues brilliantly executed this enormous task. They managed to shape opinion without the help of mass communication technology. The goal of the documentary is to focus on how strength of character is harnessed in the service of high and seemingly...
2) Sounder
Author
Series
Newbery Medal award volume 1970
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young black boy grows in courage and understanding by learning to read and with the help of the devoted dog Sounder.
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Three-quarters of Earth is an alien world, lying beneath the surface of the oceans. And although it encompasses over half of the world's species, we know more about the surface of Mars than the bottom of the ocean. It's only recently that science has penetrated this world, revealing extraordinary life forms and vast sweeping landscapes on a scale that defies imagination"--Container.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Through extensive interviews with cast and creators, original show footage presented in HD. For the first time, and brand-new animated storyboards, directors Ira Steven Behr (showrunner of the original series) and David Zappone (Star Trek docs The Captains and For the Love of Spock) present an in-depth look at this beloved TV show, its fans, and its ongoing appeal to Trekkies of all ages.
5) 15 minutes
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When two Eastern European criminals come to New York City, one of them steals a video camera and starts to film all of their activities. When they learn how the American media can make a remorseless killer look like the victim and in turn make them rich, they film everything they do in order to sell their video to a local tabloid TV show.
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 244 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Roots: the gift (an expansion of the Roots saga with a Christmas theme three years after Kunta Kinte's first unsuccessful attempt to escape slavery) has Kunta Kinte and Fiddler desperately leading runaways through a network of safe havens to a getaway boat. As the boat fills there's room for one more passenger. A choice must be made; a Mandinka warrior can never abandon his friend.
The legacy of Roots, part one. Crossing over: how Roots captivated...
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color and black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
There is a growing economic divide in black America. Today, America's black middle class is the largest in its history, yet roughly one-third of black America continues to live in poverty. This film measures the economic and social success of the civil rights movement and the gap between middle class and poor African-Americans through interviews with noted Afro-Americans and historical film footage.