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VI 0570 - 500 Nations. 8 VHS cassettes. 1995. 390 min. total. pt. 1. The ancestors VI 0034 - 1942: A Portrait in Music. VHS cassette. 1992. 60 min. A public television portrait of the year 1492 shows the historic drama of this era as seen through the eyes of Columbus. The music is performed by the Waverly Concert and coordinated with important works of art and scenery of historic sites. VI 1039 - A Conversation on the Constitution: Judicial Independence. DVD. 2006. 32 min. U.S. Supreme Court Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Anthony Kennedy, and Sandra Day O'Connor fielded questions in Washington Tuesday, May 16, 2006 from 50 high school students from the Philadelphia and Los Angeles areas. The students and justices discussed the significance of the judiciary and the ways that independence is protected by the Constitution. VI 1193 - A Man for all Seasons. DVD. 1998. 120 min. Historical drama about the opposition of Sir Thomas More to the divorce of King Henry VIII and the events which led to More's execution. VI 0682 - A More Perfect Union: the three branches of the federal government. 3 VHS cassettes. Tape 1. The Supreme Court Each of the three tapes teaches a basic government lesson about the structure and functioning of one branch of the federal government. VI 0967 - Adelante Mujeres! VHS cassette + study guide. 1996. 30 min. This video documents the five century history of Mexican-American/Chicana women, emphasizing major themes, organizations, and personalities. VI 0131 - Africa: A Voyage of Discovery. 4 VHS cassettes. 1984. Each program 57 min. A series, hosted by famed African historian Basil Davidson, uncovers the continent's past and present. A. Different But Equal; Mastering a Continent VI 1515 - Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery. 2 DVDs. 2006. 360 min. A four part series portraying the struggles of the African people in America, from their arrival in the 1600s to the last days before the Civil War. The first episode, Terrible transformation, examines the origins of one of the largest forced human migrations in recorded history. VI 1276 - All the King's Men. DVD. 2005. 120 min. Recounts one of the strangest legends of the First World Ward - the disappearance of the Sandringham Company in action in Gallipoli in 1915. VI 1351 - America in the 20th Century: The Roaring Twenties. DVD. 2006. 30 min. Best known for its flappers, gangsters, and jazz, the Roaring Twenties was also an era of social tensions and political change. This program is a time capsule of a boisterous era that began with a surge of hope and ended on the verge of the Great Depression. VI 0684 - The American Constitution: the road from Runnymede . VHS cassette & DVD. 1991. 57 min. Explores the evolution of American government and the fundamental principles that guide it. VI 0777 - American Passages. 16 VHS cassettes. 2003. 30 min. ea. A. Native voices This 16-part American literature instructional series places literary movements and authors within the context of history and culture. VI 0655 - The American President. 5 VHS cassettes. 2000. 120 min. Ten one-hour documentaries that focus on different aspects of character and governing style of the men who have served as President of the United States. VI 1236 - And Still I Rise. DVD. 1993. 30 min. Prominent black women comment on the history and experiences of the Afro-American slave woman in white European society. VI 1177 - Arabs, a Living History. DVD. 2003. 51 min. War-torn Lebanon, here designated the meeting place, refuge and publishing center of contemporary Arab intellectual thought, becomes also the source of exploration of the Arab fascination with poetry and drama. VI 0196 - Are We to be A Nation?. VHS cassette. 12 min. The video was made to link with a traveling exhibition prepared by the NY Public Library and ALA in celebration of the country's bicentennial. VI 1312 - Athens: The Dawn of Democracy. DVD. 2007. 120 min. Historian Bettany Hughes goes on search of the real truth about democratic Athens, 2500 years ago. VI 0518 - Bearing Witness: American Solders and the Holocaust. VHS cassette + 1 guide. 2001. 22 min. At the end of World War II, American soldiers came across some shocking discoveries across Europe. Most GIs encountered slave-labor and concentration camps. Original film footage witnesses these accounts. VI 1019 - Bell Hooks: Cultural Criticism & Transformation. DVD. 1997. Bell Hooks makes a compelling argument for the transformative powers of cultural criticism. She demonstrates how learning to think critically was central to her own self-transformation and how it can play a role in the students' quest for a sense of agency and identity. Includes footage from many films and music videos, and news coverage. VI 1317 - Books that have made History: Books that can Change Life . 6 DVDs. 2005. 1080 min. total Professor Fears presents his choices from some of the most essential writings in history, ranging in time from the 3rd millennium B.C. to the 20th century, and in locale from Mesopotamia and China to Europe and America. Lecture 1. Bonhoeffer, "Letters and papers from prison" -- lecture 2. Homer, "Iliad" -- lecture 3. Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations" -- lecture 4. Bhagavad Gita -- lecture 5. Book of Exodus -- lecture 6. Gospel of Mark -- lecture 7. Koran -- lecture 8. Gilgamesh -- lecture 9. Beowulf -- lecture 10. Book of Job -- lecture 11. Aeschylus, "Oresteia" -- lecture 12. Euripides, "Bacchae." Lecture 13. Plato, "Phaedo" -- lecture 14. Dante, "The Divine comedy" -- lecture 15. Shakespeare, "Othello, the Moor of Venice" -- lecture 16. Aeschylus, "Prometheus bound" -- lecture 17. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, "The Gulag archipelago" -- lecture 18. Shakespeare, "Julius Caesar" -- lecture 19. George Orwell, "1984" -- lecture 20. Vergil, "Aeneid" -- lecture 21. Pericles, "Oration" ; Lincoln, "Gettysburg address" -- lecture 22. Remarque, "All quiet on the western front" -- lecture 23. Confucius, "The Analects" -- lecture 24. Machiavelli, "The prince". Lecture 25. Plato, "Republic" -- lecture 26. John Stuart Mill, "On liberty" -- lecture 27. Sir Thomas Malory, "Morte d'Arthur" -- lecture 28: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, "Faust, part 1" -- lecture 29. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, "Faust, part 2" -- lecture 30. Henry David Thoreau, "Walden" -- lecture 31. Gibbon, "Decline and fall of the Roman Empire" -- lecture 32. Lord Acton, "The history of freedom" -- lecture 33. Cicero, "On moral duties (De officiis)" -- lecture 34. Gandhi, "An autobiography" -- lecture 35. Churchill, "My early life; Painting as a pastime; WWII" -- lecture 36. Lessons from the great books. VI 1318 - Brief History of the World . 6 DVDs. 2007. 1080 min. total This course provides a survey of the expanse of human development and civilization across the globe. It begins with the invention of agriculture in the Neolithic era and ends with the urbanized, technologically sophisticated world of the 21st century.
VI 1245 - Building Democracy in War-torn Afghanistan. DVD. 2004. 21 min. This ABC News program documents the challenges of building democracy in Afghanistan, a place scarred by present conflict and past war, where even the effort to register Afghans to vote is proving almost insurmountably difficult. Contemporaneous events in Pakistan are also considered. VI 0283 - Buried Mirror, The: Reflections on Spain and the New World. 5 VHS cassettes. 1991. 59 min. ea. A. Cultures of the Old and New Worlds VI 0110 - Ceausescu: Eastern Europe's Last Dictator. VHS cassette. 1997. 52 min. A portrayal of the downfall of Rumania's Ceausescu, the film also includes a brief history of Rumania and a man's cruelty to others. VI 1347 - The Century: Happy Daze. DVD. 1999. 45 min. The post-war baby boom, suburban living and Elvis Presley epitomize the contentment of the Eisenhower years. VI 0525 - Charleston, SC: 1860-1865: the war for southern independence. VHS cassette. 2002. 80 min. Historian David Farrow tells the story of Charleston, South Carolina during the Civil War. Local experts, old photographs, and paintings add to the documentary. VI 1244 - Chinese Communist Party. DVD. 2004. 52 min. This program documents the transformation of the Chinese Communist Party as, in its efforts to advance the nation's manufacturing power and extend the benefits of Party membership, it inducts a previously banned member segment: private entrepreneurs. This documentary examines the changes in the policies of the Chinese Communist Party which incorporate capitalistic elements. VI 0569 - Choosing Sides: I remember Vietnam. (part 2). 2 VHS cassettes. 1998. 28 min. ea. This is a compelling look back at an era defined by conflict and controversy, capturing the mood of the nation through the stories of individuals. VI 0585 - Civil Rights. VHS cassette. 2001. 26 min. An easy to understand presentation filled with clear examples and answers. VI 0515 - The Civil War. 5-VHS cassettes. 1990. 11 hrs. Vividly presents the entire sweep of the war, from the battlefields to the home fronts, from the politicians and generals to the enlisted men and their families, from the opening guns at Sumter to the stillness at Appomattox and Lincoln's assassination. VI 0562 - CNN World History. 2 VHS cassettes. 2000. 45 min. Vol. 1: Thirteen CNN news segments illustrating various aspects of world history VI 1546 - Cold Comfort Farm. DVD. 2002. 105 min. Recently orphaned, Flora ignores the sage advise of Mrs. Smiley and moves to the country to live on a decrepit farm with her eccentric relatives, where she finds ample material for the novel she wishes to write. VI 0083 - The Common Good: Social Welfare and the American Future. VHS cassette. 25 min. An overview report on social welfare policy released by the Ford Foundation in May 1989, the film should provide informed discussion of important social welfare issues. VI 0027 - The Congress: the History and Promise of Representative Government. VHS cassette. 90 min. This is a documentary by Ken Burns of the history of the personalities, events and issues of the Congress. It uses rare photographs, newsreels, and readings of diary letters, and famous speeches. VI 0291 - Custer's Last Trooper. VHS cassette. 1990. 48 min. This video chronicles the archaeological dig where the skull of Custer's last trooper is unearthed. It uses interviews, archival material, and footage of the site to educate the - viewer about the Battle of the Little Big Horn. VI 0062 - The Day after Trinity. VHS cassette. 1981. 86 min. A haunting journey through the dawn of the nuclear age including the man behind it, J. Robert Oppenheimer. VI 1448 - Days of Remembrance at SC Vietnam Monument: SC Memorial Park. DVD. 2010. 180 min. A haunting journey through the dawn of the nuclear age including the man behind it, J. Robert Oppenheimer VI 0586 - The Death Penalty. VHS cassette. 1996. 50 min. Examines the arguments for and against capital punishment. Particularly looks at the case of Caryl Chessman. VI 1179 - Distant Voices, Thunder Words. 2 DVDs. 2006. 60 min. A documentary on Native American, African and Polynesian storytelling traditions. Through interviews with Native American and African storytellers, poets, and writers, explores initiation into the calling of storyteller, the influence of story in the Native American sense of kinship and right relationship with nature, and compares and contrasts oral storytelling with the writing of poetry and novels. VI 0054 - Down and Out in America. VHS cassette. 1985. 57 min. An award winning documentary on poverty and the homeless in America. VI 0890 - The Early Civil Rights Movement / Mr. Fred Gray; Limestone College . VHS cassette. 2004. VI 1521 - Egalite for All: Toussaint Louverture & the Haitian Revolution. DVD. 2009. 55 min. The Haitian Revolution represents the only successful slave revolution in history; it created the world's first Black republic. At the forefront of the rebellion was General Toussaint Louverture, an ex-slave whose genius was admired by allies and enemies alike. VI 0031 - Elizabeth R. VHS cassette. 1992. 107 min. An award winning BBC video providing real insights into the activities of the Queen and the role of the British Monarchy. VI 1198 - Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition. DVD. 2000. 97 min. In August, 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton, renowned explorer set sail with 27 men on his ship The Endurance. His plan was to be the first expedition to cross the Antarctic continent. Marooned on four feet of ice, in over 8,000 feet deep water, Shackleton and his crew survived some 635 days and nights, without proper shelter or rations, enduring the harshest conditions imaginable. VI 0971 - The Equal Rights Amendment: Unfinished Business for the Constitution. VHS cassette + guide. 1998. 17 min. Documents the 70-year struggle for women's suffrage which culminated in the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. It illuminates the alliances and defeats that paved the way for victory in the battle for women's right to vote. VI 0032 - Every 10 Years: Reapportionment in South Carolina. VHS cassette. This video explains reapportionment, the rules that govern it, and what a citizen can do to participate in the process. VI 1518 - Eyes on the Prize. 3 DVDs. 2010. 360 min. The definitive story of the Civil Rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberations are felt today. Disc 1. Awakenings, 1954-1956 / produced and directed by Judith Vecchione -- Fighting back, 1957-1962 / produced and directed by Judith Vecchione -- Disc 2. Ain't scared of your jails, 1960-1961 / produced and directed by Orlando Bagwell -- No easy walk, 1961-1963 / produced, directed and written by James A. DeVinney, Callie Crossley -- Disc 3. Mississippi: Is this America? 1962-1964 / produced and directed by Orlando Bagwell -- Bridge to freedom, 1965 / produced, directed and written by Callie Crossley, James A. DeVinney. VI 0066 - The Fabulous 60's. VHS cassette. 1970. 49 min. A decade of constant change highlighting civil rights protests, assassinations, Vietnam, student unrest, marijuana & LSD, space exploration, sexual revolution, rock & roll, and pop art. VI 1052 - Federico Garcia Lorca: Remembering The Earth. DVD. 1999. 59 min. This documentary traces the life of Federico Garcia Lorca from Fuentevagueros in Andalusia to his death at age 38 in 1936 when he was executed in Granada by nationalists at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. VI 0096 - Florence: Cradle of the Renaissance. VHS cassette. 1992. 30 min. Review the accomplishments in art, architecture and philosophy of 15th century Florence. VI 1349 - The Forgotten War: Korean War Veterans Remember. DVD. 2007. 23 min. Correspondent Phil Ittner embeds himself with a group of Korean War veterans who make a pilgrimage to Korea for the first time since the war. VI 1225 - Fourteen Days in May. DVD. 2004. 88 min. In May 1987, Edward Earl Johnson was executed at Parchman Penitentiary in Mississippi. This film focuses on the legal mechanism for execution and the intense ethical debate surrounding it. Johnson is interviewed at length. Questions arising from that interview explore such issues as whether the death penalty is ever justified, whether it is disproportionately used against minorities, and whether legal avenues of appeal are sufficient, or overly-weighted in favor of criminals. Public performance rights included. VI 1350 - Francis Fukuyama: The End of History? DVD. 2008. 29 min. Best known as the author of The End of History and the Last Man, Francis Fukuyama is a former neoconservative who argued for the overthrow of Saddam Hussein*then changed his mind before the 2003 invasion of Iraq. VI 0575 - Frederick Douglass. VHS cassette. 1994. 43 min. Examines the life of this ex-slave abolitionist and his role during the Civil War. VI 1364 - From a Different Shore: An American Identity. DVD. 2000. 50 Min. This program explores this experience, starting with the first immigrants from Japan, the Nisei, who were confined in camps during World War II, and their grandchildren. VI 0111 - Germany Reunites. VHS cassette. 1997. 51 min. With a brief look at life under dictatorship, the film emphasizes areas that are presenting challenges in reunifying East Germany with Europe. VI 1118 - Global Jihad. DVD. 2006. 22 min. Examines the rise of al Qaeda-style fundamentalism in Southeast Asia, the institutions that support it, and the threats to America that it represents. VI 1185 - Glooscap. DVD. 2004. 26 min. Presents a dramatization of an Indian legend that tells how men and animals were created to live in peace and plenty. Soon evil enters the world through an incident of jealousy and rage, and peace and harmony are shattered. VI 0566 - Gloria Steinem. VHS cassette. 1995. 50 min. Follows the life of the leader of the modern Women's Movement from a troubled and impoverished childhood to the forefront of feminism. VI 0425 - The Great Depression. 4 VHS cassettes. 1998. (ca. 200 min.) Covers the stock market crash of 1929 to the recovery spurred by the coming of World War II. A. The Great Shake-Up VI 1010 - Great Moments from Great Speeches. VHS cassette. 2000. 120 min. Seventy years of our history are mirrored in the most memorable lines of over thirty speeches by two dozen speakers. Each excerpt is approximately three minutes. VI 1329 - Great Speeches. 2 DVDs. 2004. 120 min ea. Vol. 1. Vol. 19. VI 0629 - The Greatest Generation. VHS cassette. 1999. 50 min. They were the men and women who came of age during the Great Depression and the Second World War: individuals who paved a path through hardship and struggle and went on to build the nation we know today. VI 0582 - Hate Across America. VHS cassette. 1996. 50 min. Examines the modern history of hate crimes in America, going back to the 1964 murder of three civil rights workers by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi. VI 0628 - Hispanics in America. VHS cassette. 1998. 50 min. A history of the recent immigration of Hispanics to the United States, beginning with the Cuban exiles in 1959. VI 1321 - The History of the United States. 14 DVDs. 2003. 2520 min. total. Chronicles the history of the United States from its colonial origins to the beginning of the 21st century. pt. I. lecture 1. Living bravely -- lecture 2. Spain, France, and the Netherlands -- lecture 3. Gentlemen in the wilderness -- lecture 4. Radicals in the wilderness -- lecture 5. Traders in the wilderness -- lecture 6. An economy of slaves -- lecture 7. Printers, painters, and preachers -- lecture 8. The great awakening -- lecture 9. The great war for empire -- lecture 10. The rejection of empire -- lecture 11. The American Revolution, politics and people -- lecture 12. The American Revolution, Howe's war. pt. II. lectures 13. The American Revolution, Washington's war -- lecture 14. Creating the Constitution -- lecture 15. Hamilton's Republic -- lecture 16. Republicans and Federalists -- lecture 17. Adams and liberty -- lecture 18. The Jeffersonian reaction -- lecture 19. Territory and treason -- lecture 20. The agrarian republic -- lecture 21. The disastrous War of 1812 -- lecture 22. The "American system" -- lecture 23. A nation announcing itself -- lecture 24. National Republican follies. pt. III. lecture 25. The second great awakening -- lecture 26. Dark Satanic mills -- lecture 27. The military chieftain -- lecture 28. The politics of distrust -- lecture 29. The monster bank -- lecture 30. Whigs and Democrats -- lecture 31. American romanticism -- lecture 32. The age of reform -- Southern society and the defense of slavery -- lecture 33. Whose Manifest Destiny? -- lecture 34. The Mexican War -- lecture 36. The Great Compromise. pt. IV. lecture 37. Sectional tensions escalate -- lecture 38. Drifting toward disaster -- lecture 39. The coming of war -- lecture 40. The first year of fighting -- lecture 41. Shifting tides of battle -- lecture 42. Diplomatic clashes and sustaining the war -- lecture 43. Behind the lines, politics and economies -- lecture 44. African Americans in wartime -- lecture 45. The Union drive to victory -- lecture 46. Presidential Reconstruction -- lecture 47. Congresss takes command -- lecture 48. Reconstruction ends. pt. V. lectures 49. Industrialization -- lecture 50. Transcontinental railroads -- lecture 51. The last Indian wars -- lecture 52. Farming the Great Plains -- lecture 53. African Americans after Reconstruction -- lecture 54. Men and women -- lecture 55. Religion in Victorian America -- lecture 56. The Populists -- lecture 57. The new immigration -- lecture 58. City life -- lecture 59. Labor and capital -- lecture 60. Theodore Roosevelt and progressivism. pt. VI. lecture 61. Mass production -- lecture 62. World War I, the road to intervention -- lecture 63. World War I, Versailles and Wilson's gambit -- lecture 64. The 1920's -- lecture 65. The Wall Street crash and the Great Depression -- lecture 66. The New Deal -- lecture 67. World War II, the road to Pearl Harbor -- lecture 68. World War II, the European theater -- lecture 69. World War II, the Pacific theater -- lecture 70. The Cold War -- lecture 71. The Korean War and McCarthyism -- lecture 72. The affluent society. pt. VII. lecture 73. The Civil Rights movement -- lecture 74. The New Frontier and the Great Society -- lecture 75. The rise of mass media -- lecture 76. The Vietnam War -- lecture 77. The women's movement -- lecture 78. Nixon and Watergate -- lecture 79. Environmentalism -- lecture 80. Religion in twentieth-century America -- lecture 81. Carter and the Reagan revolution -- lecture 82. The new world order -- lecture 83. Clinton's America and the Millennium -- lecture 84. Reflections. VI 0630 - Industrial Revolution. VHS cassette. 2003. 35 min. A presentation, in a pedagogical format, of the various aspects of the Industrial Revolution. VI 0070 - Inside the CIA on Company Business. VHS cassette. 1987. 58 min. Shows the role of political intrigues within the CIA VI 1250 - Inside Iran. DVD. 2004. 23 min. It used to be considered one of America's top enemies. Now, surprisingly, it may represent the best hope for democratic government in the Gulf region. This ABC News program takes viewers on a rare trip inside Iran to study Iranian society in flux -- a culture moving away from theocracy toward democracy. VI 1248 - Irak: The Return of Allah. DVD. 2005. 54 min. A chronicle of Shiites in Iraq, focusing on the persecutions they suffered for rebelling against Saddam Hussein during the 1991 Gulf War and their renewed influence after the 2003 Iraq War. VI 0970 - Iron Jawed Angels. DVD. 2004. 193 min. Alice Paul and Lucy Burns were two defiant suffragist women who fought for the passage of the 19th Amendment. The two activists broke from the mainstream women's rights movement and created a more radical wing, daring to push the boundaries to secure women's voting rights in 1920. VI 1246 - Islam. DVD. 2004. 56 min. Interest in Islam, as well as a concern with Islamic fundamentalism, have gone hand-in-hand in the West, with fear winning out over fascination whenever a crisis has focused attention on the religion. But as Islam spreads, it is becoming more an more important to develop an understanding that will allow Muslims and non-Muslims to live harmoniously in proximity to each other. In this program, Hans Kung goes to the heart of Islam, from its origin to the present day. VI 1032 - Islam: Empire of Faith. 2 VHS cassettes. 2000. 180 min. Documents the rise and growth of Islam throughout the world, from the birth of Prophet Muhammad in the 6th century through the peak of the Ottoman Empire 1000 years later. Discusses the impact of Islamic civilization on world history and culture. VI 0581 - Jackie Robinson. VHS cassette. 1991. 50 min. Peter Graves reviews the life of Jackie Robinson, the American hero whose accomplishments went far beyond the ballpark and who personified a new definition of the phrase All-Star. VI 0090 - Jesus of Nazareth. 3 VHS cassettes. Includes a 62-page study manual. 1992. 382 min. The life of Jesus as told in the Gospels. The award-winning film is acclaimed for its historical research. VI 1519 - John Adams. 3 DVDs. 2008. 501 min. While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers--General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson--in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Disc one: Part I: Join or die / written by Kirk Ellis ; pt. II: Independence / written by Kirk Ellis -- disc two: pt. III: Don't tread on me / written by Kirk Ellis ; pt. IV: Reunion / written by Kirk Ellis & Michelle Ashford; pt. V: Unite or die / written by Kirk Ellis -- disc three: pt. VI: Unnecessary war / written by Kirk Ellis ; pt. VII: Peacefield / written by Kirk Ellis. VI 1226 - John, Paul, George, and Ben. DVD. 2006. 13 min. This humorous and factual history of five lads who grew up to become Founding Fathers brings the early days of American history to life with sass and substance. VI 0732 - The Journey of the African-American Athlete. VHS cassette. 1996. 119 min. Captured here are some of the finest achievements in sports history: Joe Louis, Muhammed Ali, Michael Jordan, Jackie Robinson and Jesse Owens. VI 1037 - Key Constitutional Concepts. DVD. 2006. 60 min. Describes the protection of individual rights by highlighting the Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright, affirming the right to an attorney. VI 1249 - Khomeini's Children. DVD. 2004. 54 min. Examines the present condition of Iran's generation X-ers after growing up during Ayotollah Khomeini's Islamic Revolution, with particular emphasis on how these young people yearn for secular freedoms. VI 1044 - The Ku Klux Klan: A Secret History. 2005. 95 min. From its birth out of the ashes of the Civil War to rare interviews with the current Grand Dragon and Imperial Wizard, this is the definitive history of the KKK. VI 1520 - Lafayette: The Lost Hero. DVD. 2010. 60 min. A history of the life of Gilbert Lafayette, and his crucial role in the establishment of American democracy. VI 0290 - Last Emperor. 2 VHS cassettes. 1998. 218 min. An epic adventure, full of slaves and concubines, empresses, and warlords. "The true story of Pu Yi, who, at the age of 3, toddled to the Imperial Dragon Throne to become Lord of 10,000 years," China's last emperor. VI 0576 - Legacy of a Dream. VHS cassette. 1990. 30 min. Presents a compilation of newsreel and videotape footage showing the events that secured the vote for American Blacks and ultimately led to the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. Includes a sketch of King's career and statements by Coretta King and Andrew Young. VI 1116 - Legal Limbo: The War on Terror and the Judicial Process. DVD. 2004. 23 min. Highlights two cases: the case of Zacharias Moussaoui, a French citizen arrested on immigration violations, who is accused of being involved in planning the September 11 terrorist attacks, and the case of Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen held as an enemy combatant for his alleged plan to detonate a dirty bomb. The program poses the question: was the U.S. judicial process sidestepped in these cases by the Bush administration in the interests of the War on Terror? VI 1182 - Legend of Corn. DVD. 2004. 26 min. Presents a dramatization of an Ojibway legend that tells how the Great Manitou sent corn to keep the Indian people from hunger. VI 1247 - Letter to America: How Arabs View the United States. DVD. 2004. 45 min. Syrian born writer Rana Kabbani returns to the Middle East to find out how Muslims have come to view the United States. VI 1362 - Lives for Sale: Human Trafficking. DVD. 2007. 60 Min. This program exposes the most painful, disturbing, and hidden dimension of illegal immigration: the growing black market trade in human beings. VI 0626 - The Lost Battalion. VHS cassette. 2001. 100 min. In the closing days of World War I, the men of the U.S. Army's 77th Division, 308th Battalion were surrounded by German troops in the Argonne Forest. Without food, water or reserve ammunition, cut off from supply and communication lines, and subjected to constant assaults and bombardments, they managed to hold off the enemy until they were finally rescued after five days of desperate action. VI 1128 - Lost Boys of Sudan. DVD. 2004. 87 min. The journey of two teenage Sudanese boys, orphaned by their war torn country, who traveled to America looking for a safer environment and learning to cope with the unfamiliar complexities of contemporary American society. VI 1289 Lumumba. DVD. 2002. 115 min. Dramatizes the life of Congolese revolutionary, Patrice Lumumba, who led this country to independence from Belgium in 1960 VI 1120 - Making the Message: The Fight for the Presidency. DVD. 2005. This behind-the-scenes account of the 2004 Republican and Democratic conventions examines how presidential candidates build their platforms and generate momentum. Includes interviews with convention chairmen, campaign strategists, members of special interest groups, and journalists. VI 0042 - Malcolm X. 2 VHS cassettes. 1992. 201 min. Filmmaker Spike Lee and actor Denzel Washington join other top talents to bring to the screen the life and times of Malcolm X. VI 0610 - Malcolm X: a search for identity. VHS cassette. 1995. 47 min. Takes a look at the life of Malcolm X beginning with his childhood to his rise of prominence with the Nation of Islam. VI 1038 - Mandate: The President and the People. DVD. 2006. 35 min. This video examines the long and complex relationship between the presidency and public opinion. Scholars explore decisive moments in the history of the presidency from George Washington to FDR. VI 0246 - The Market at Work. VHS cassette. 1999. 27 min. The reform of the banking system in Russia and the establishment of a stock market were crucial to initiating market reforms. VI 0578 - Martin Luther King, "I have a Dream." VHS cassette. 1988. 23 min. Recording of Martin Luther King's televised speech given on August 28, 1963, to the civil rights marchers at the Lincoln Memorial, with additional footage from other demonstrations and King's funeral. VI 0577 - Martin Luther King Jr. : the man and the dream. VHS cassette. 1997. 50 min. A look at Martin Luther King, Jr. and his role in the civil rights movement. VI 0064 - McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter. VHS cassette. 1986. 45 min. An emotional and frank documentary that examines the man whose name has become synonymous with the blacklisting fever of the cold war. VI 0282 - The Medieval World. VHS cassette. 1999. 50 min. A description of the church's influence in keeping art alive during the Dark Ages. VI 1184 - Moowis, Where are you Moowis?. DVD. 2004. 26 min. Presents a dramatization of an Algonquin legend that tells about two young people who lose each other's love through pride and jealousy. VI 1523 - My Lai. DVD. 2010. 90 min. The words "My Lai" are seared into our memories of the Vietnam War, but few know what really happened in the small Vietnamese village on March 16, 1968. Now, drawing on 400 hours of recently discovered audio recordings and new interviews with participants, eye witnesses, and investigators, the complete story can finally be told about one of the most shocking atrocities in modern times, and about lesser-known acts of remarkable courage. VI 1327 - Nadia's Journey. DVD. 2007. 72 min. This is her journey into the patriarchal culture backed by strict Muslim tradition and the cruelty endured by so many girls and women held captive in their homes. VI 0720 - Napoleon Bonaparte. VHS cassette. 2001. 53 min. Examines the ascent of Napoleon from soldier to emperor of France. VI 0685 - A Nation Divided: the American Civil War. VHS cassette. 199? 24 min. This film uses photographs, paintings, and drawings to trace the major battles and significant moments of the American Civil War. VI 0573 - Native American Series. 2 VHS cassettes. 1994. 60 min. An exploration of the history, crafts, and culture of Native Americans. VI 1360 - Native Americans. DVD. 2005. 30 min. Once forced to hide their heritage, Native Americans now enjoy both an acceptance and a celebration of their history and culture. By presenting the experiences of Native Americans from a wide array of fields including artisans, performers, and teachers, this program shows how many tribes are returning to the traditions and spirituality of their ancestors. VI 1524 - The Nuremberg Trials. DVD. 2006. 60 min. This American Experience production draws upon rare archival material and eyewitness accounts to re-create the dramatic tribunal that defines trial procedure for state criminals to this day. VI 0095 - Nicholas & Alexandra. VHS cassette. 1994. 100 min. Broadcasted on A&E television, this documentary uses a combination of eyewitness accounts, secret documents and location shots to bring the story of the last Czar to life. VI 0567 - Not for Ourselves Alone: the story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony. 2 VHS cassettes + faculty guide. 1999. 3 hrs. 30 min. Tells the story of the friendship and work of suffragists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. VI 0073 - Oliver North: Memo to History. VHS cassette. 1987. 90 min. This tape presents excerpts of Oliver North's testimony at the congressional Iran Contra hearings. There are additional testimonies by other witnesses. VI 1028 - One Survivor Remembers. VHS cassette. 1996. 39 min. Through a series of interviews, photographs, and footage shot in the actual locations of her memories, Gerda Weissmann Klein takes us on her journey of survival of the Holocaust. VI 1036 - Our Constitution: A Conversation. DVD. 2005. 32 min. U.S. Supreme Court Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Anthony Kennedy, and Sandra Day O'Connor fielded questions in Washington on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 from 50 high school students from the Philadelphia and Los Angeles areas. The students and justices discussed the significance of the judiciary and the ways that independence is protected by the Constitution. VI 1348 - Our Time in Hell: The Korean War. DVD. 2003. 53 min. Through personal accounts, original film footage and narration, a history and the horrors of the Korean War are depicted. VI 1188 - Path of Life. DVD. 2004. 26 min. Presents a dramatization of an Ojibway legend that tells how Gujek learns there is a time for life and a time for death. He also learns that he who weeps too long for the souls of the dead will himself never find the true path of life. VI 1186 - Path of Souls. DVD. 2004. 26 min. Presents a dramatization of an Ojibway story that relates how Gujek enters on the path of souls to find his recently deceased bride. VI 0972 - Panorama of African-American Theatre. 4 VHS cassettes. 1991. 15 min. Brief comments on the history and evolution of African-American theatre and entertainment tradition are interspersed with vignettes from important African-American plays. VI 1121 - President vs. the Press. DVD. 1998. 45 min. President Bill Clinton, like most presidents, has had a contentious relationship with the press. Former press secretary Marlin Fitzwater explores this difficult association through interviews on both sides of the White House rostrum. Shows how the press shapes public opinion on issues, and its adversarial attitude toward leaders. VI 0228 - Rasputin: The Holy Devil. VHS Cassette. 1999. 48 minutes. Using archival photos, dramatizations, and excerpts from his writings, etc. this program tells the story of the charismatic who influenced history. VI 0627 - Regret to Inform. VHS cassette. 1998. 72 min. Film maker, Barbara Sonneborn, makes a pilgrimage to the Vietnamese countryside where her husband died. She explores the meaning of war and loss on a human level and weaves interviews with Vietnamese and American widows into a vivid testament to the legacy of war. VI 1181 - Return of the Child. DVD. 2004. 26 min. Presents a dramatization of an Algonquin legend about a young man who lost both his wife and child. VI 1374 - Rich Media, Poor Democracy. DVD. 2003. 30 min. ea. Demonstrates how journalism has been compromised by the corporate bosses of conglomerates such as Disney, Viacom and AOL Time Warner to produce a system of news that is high on sensationalism and low on information. VI 0810 - The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. 4 VHS cassettes. 2002. 56 min. ea. The rise and fall of Jim Crow offers the first comprehensive look at race relations in America between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. VI 1053 - Roots: The Saga of an American Classic. DVD. 2003. 47 min. For eight nights in 1977, America came face to face with slavery depicted, for the first time, from the black point of view. It was an unforgettable experience. This penetrating retrospective considers the impact of the landmark miniseries 'Roots, ' the catalyst for a long-overdue dialogue on race relations in the U.S. Interviews with producer David L. Wolper and cast members LeVar Burton, Ben Vereen, Leslie Uggams, Maya Angelou, Richard Roundtree, Sam Bennett, and Ed Asner are featured. VI 0686 - Rome: power & glory. 6 VHS cassettes. 1999. v.1. The rise (52 min.) Producers, Ed Fields and Joel Westbrook ; director, writer, Graham Townsley ; narrator, Peter Coyote. VI 0048 - Santee Canal: America's First Superhighway. VHS cassette. 27 min. Through dramatic reenactment host Mason Adams traces the history of canal use, both foreign and domestic, and follows its progress to the waterways of South Carolina, home of America's first true canal system. VI 0583 - Schindler. VHS cassette. 199? 82 min. He was a gambler, womanizer and Nazi spy, yet to a thousand Jews he was a savior. The story of Oskar Schindler is presented through archival film and photographs and interviews with survivors and witnesses. VI 1308 - Secret Files of the Inquistion. DVD. 2007. 220 min. Unveils the incredible true story of the western world's most potent religion and its determination to maintain power at any cost. VI 1363 - Separate and Unequal. DVD. 2008. 45 Min. This NBC News documentary looks at problems that persist in Jackson, [Miss.] and other American cities, despite progress, decades after the civil rights movement. VI 0964 - Sewing Woman. VHS cassette. 1982. 14 min. This program, narrated in English, tells the story of one woman's determination to leave war-torn China for a new life in America. The film is based on a collection of oral histories and the life of Zem Ping Dong, an immigrant who worked in America's garment factories for over 30 years. VI 0537 - The Sights and Sounds of History. VHS cassette. 1994. Brings history alive in western civilization. Contains short focused video clips, photos, artwork, animations, music and dramatic readings covering topics and events from the Paleolithic period to the 1960s civil rights movement in the US. VI 1514 - The Sixties. DVD. 2005. 120 min. From the Vietnam War to the struggle for racial equality to the birth of a counter-culture explosion, the 1960s was a decade of change, experimentation, and hope that transformed an entire nation. VI 0531 - So You Want to Be President? VHS 2002 + guide. 27 min. Presents an assortment of facts about the qualifications and characteristics of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton. VI 0584 - The Speeches of Famous Women. VHS cassette. 1995. 56 min. Traces the progression of the women's movement with speeches from suffragettes through senators, including Elizabeth Stanton, Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford, who endorses the Equal Rights Act, and leaders Betty Friedan, Senator Carol Moseley-Braun and Barbara Boxer. VI 0579 - The Speeches of Martin Luther King. VHS cassette. 1990. 60 min. Presents a collection of Martin Luther King's major speeches and minor asides, tracing the development of his oratorical style. VI 1180 - Stories from the Seventh Fire: The Four Seasons. DVD. 2002. 100 min. Many life and environmental lessons are given in these beautifully animated Cree tales. The beauty, bounty and vulnerability of Mother Earth through the seasons shines in these gentle, fun, and at times, mischievous Native legends. VI 1224 - Sudan in Crisis. DVD. 2006. 22 min. The hostilities ripping apart the Sudanese region of Darfur have created a humanitarian crisis which the international community is only beginning to address. This ABC News program serves as a starting point for analyzing the situation, shedding light on how the conflict spiraled out of control and led to the deaths of thousands and the displacement of far more. VI 1223 - Suffering of Sudan. DVD. 2006. 12 min. Darfur is dying. Drought and military violence in this region of Sudan have caused more than a million people to flee, and the death toll from starvation, disease, and militia attacks continues to rise. VI 0530 - Terrorism: a war without borders. VHS cassette + curriculum book. 2002. Intended to help students understand the connection between world events and their own lives and those of others in their community. VI 0965 - There's No Such Thing As Woman's Work. VHS cassette. 1987. 30 min. Takes a look at the effect of different legislation on women in the workplace from 1900 into the 1980's and the role of the Women's Bureau of the U.S. Dept. of Labor in the labor force. VI 0194 - Ties and tensions: ED-US Relations... VHS cassette. 1996. 26 min. This program demonstrates the importance of transatlantic cooperation in facing the challenges of the 21st century. The program covers successful global investments as well as investments that illustrate rivalry between the EU and the US. VI 1322 - Titanic. DVD (Flix). 1999. 194 min. Two people from different worlds meet and fall in love on the brief, tragic maiden voyage of the grand ocean liner Titanic. VI 0580 - The Tuskegee Airmen. VHS cassette. 1995. 105 min. Tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African-American cadets who received military training during the Second World War and were sent into combat as a segregated unit. VI 1508 - Unchained Memories. DVD. 2008. 75 min. When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than 4 million slaves were set free. By the late 1930's, 100,000 former slaves were still alive. In the midst of the Great Depression, journalists and writers traveled the country to record the memories of the last generation of African-Americans born into bondage. Over 2,000 interviews were transcribed as spoken, in the vernacular of the time, to form a unique historical record. VI 0097 - Venice: Queen of the Adriatic. VHS cassette. 1992. 30 min. This video presents a brief history of one of the most beautiful cities of the world. VI 0231 - Victory at Sea. 4 VHS cassettes. 1984. 180 minutes each. A. Design of War-The pacific Boils Over-Sealing the Breach-Midway is East-Mediterranean Mosaic VI 0587 - Vietnam : a soldier's diary. VHS cassette. 1996. 50 min. Chronicles the Vietnam War by showing news clips, interviews with soldiers at the time, and present day interviews with survivors. VI 0060 - Vietnam: In the Year of the Pig. (b & w) VHS cassette. 1987. 103 min. This 1968 film offers a provoking excursion through the country and the brutality of war from the French involvement to the U.S. escalation. VI 0966 - Votes for Women. VHS cassette. 1996. 20 min. Celebrates the 72 year struggle for the right to vote, with archival photographs, stock footage, and live action set to narration, music from the Suffrage Movement, and Kay Weaver's classic anthem, "One fine day." VI 1375 - War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death. DVD. 2007. 73 min each. Moving from Vietnam to Iraq, the film examines how news reports have become nearly indistinguishable from White House and Pentagon talking points, a problem that has become exacerbated by journalists who have grown accustomed to being fed information by official sources. VI 1195 - Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History. DVD. 2003. 120 min each. What lessons has America learned from Watergate? Thirty years after the most infamous break-in helped pull down President Richard Nixon, all of the facts are still not in. But as this compelling documentary shows, Watergate remains a nearly unbelievable tale of ordinary men corrupted by power and their desire to retain it. Interviews with investigator Sam Dash, co-conspirator John Dean, and journalist Bob Woodward recreate the history and speculate on the effects. [PBS website]. VI 0051 - We the People: the President and the Constitution. 4 VHS cassettes. 1991. 60 min each. A series of interviews with Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan on the subject of the presidency and issues during their time in office. A. President Richard Nixon VI 0683 - We the People: the story of the Constitution. VHS cassette + Teacher's Resource Guide. 1997. 30 min. Provides an overview of how the Constitution was written and looks at the events that led up to its creation. Includes words of some of the men who wrote it. VI 1563 - Wham! Bam! Islam!. DVD. 2011. 60 min. WHAM! BAM! ISLAM! tells the story of Naif Al-Mutawa and his venture to create the first team of superheroes from the Muslim world called THE 99. Following the tumultuous journey of THE 99 from concept to reality, from acclaim to censure by Islam's cultural gatekeepers, from the edge of bankruptcy to plans for theme parks and an animation series, Al-Mutawa dodges cultural minefields and tries to tackle the harsh realities of the global marketplace while doggedly pursuing his vision to bring new heroes to Muslim children while re-introducing Islam to the West. VI 1183 - Winter Wife. DVD. 2004. 26 min. Presents a dramatization about a young Chippewa who has to lose his earthly possessions in order to learn the true meaning of life. VI 1316 - The Wisdom of History. 6 DVDs. 2007. 1080 min. Thirty-six lessons in 3 parts on world history, taught by Professor J. Rufus Fears of the University of Oklahoma. Part 1: Lecture 1: Why we study history -- Lecture 2: World War I and the lessons of history -- Lecture 3: Hitler's rise and the lessons of history -- Lecture 4: World War II and the lessons of history -- Lecture 5: Is Freedom a universal value? -- Lecture 6: Birth of civilization in the Middle East -- Lecture 7: The Trojan War and the Middle East -- Lecture 8: Ancient Israel and the Middle East -- Lecture 9: Ancient Greece and the Middle East -- Lecture 10: Athenian democracy and empire -- Lecture 11: The destiny of the Athenian democracy -- Lecture 12: Alexander the Great and the Middle East. Part 2: Lecture 13: The Roman Republic as superpower -- Lecture 14: Rome of the Caesars as superpower -- Lecture 15: Rome and the Middle East -- Lecture 16: Why the Roman Empire fell -- Lecture 17: Christianity -- Lecture 18: Islam -- Lecture 19: The Ottoman Empire and Turkey -- Lecture 20: The Spanish Empire and Latin America -- Lecture 21: Napoleon's liberal empire -- Lecture 22: The British Empire in India -- Lecture 23: Russia and empire -- Lecture 24: China and empire. Part 3: Lecture 25: The empire of Genghis Khan -- Lecture 26: Britain's legacy of freedom -- Lecture 27: George Washington as statesman -- Lecture 28: Thomas Jefferson as statesman -- Lecture 29: America's empire of liberty--Lewis and Clark -- Lecture 30: America and slavery -- Lecture 31: Abraham Lincoln as stateman -- Lecture 32: The United States and empire -- Lecture 33: Franklin Roosevelt as statesman -- Lecture 34: A superpower at the crossroads -- Lecture 35: The wisdom of history and the citizen -- Lecture 36: The wisdom of history and you. VI 1316 - Witness to Hate: Reporting on Al Qaeda. DVD. 2005. 23 min. As Islamist extremists pumped bullets into BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner, he "looked into their faces and I just saw pure hatred, ruthless hatred." Fluent in Arabic, respectful toward Islam, and very at home in Saudi Arabia, Gardner had been reporting on al Qaeda activity when he was gunned down. His camera-man colleague, Simon Cumbers, was shot dead as he fled the same attack. VI 0968 - Women in American Life 1861-1880: Civil War, Recovery and Westward Expansion. VHS cassette + study guide. 1988. 15 min. An overview of issues women encountered in the United States during 1860-1880. VI 0969 - Women in American Life 1880-1920: Immigration, New Work and New Roles. VHS cassette. 1988. 16 min. An overview of issues women encountered in the United States during 1880-1920. VI 0654 - The World at War. 9 VHS cassettes. 1973-1975. 156 min. Examines the events of World War II using documentary footage, photographs, and reminiscences of individuals involved in the conflict. VI 1187 - The World Between. DVD. 2004. 26 min. Presents a dramatization of an Ojibway legend that tells how Gujek travels along the path of souls, which is strewn with temptations and with obstacles to prevent the traveler from reaching the great land of the spirits. VI 1094 - The World to Come. DVD. 1979. 30 min. Part 24 discusses the Communist Manifesto which critiques capitalism and calls for the inevitability of the proletarian revolution. Examines Das Kapital which defines Marx's theories of labor value, surplus and exploitation, and details the stages of communism. |
