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Author
Publisher
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Institute of Museum and Library Services, U.S. Govt. Printing Office
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Español
Description
"Welcome to the United States" contains practical information helping immigrants settle into every day life in the U.S.
"Quick Civic Lessons" contains short lessons based on the civics and history questions of the naturalization test.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is the first feature length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails. Master documentarian Stanley Nelson goes straight to the source, weaving a treasure trove of rare archival footage with the voices of the people who were there: police,...
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Using transcripts only recently made public, this program pieces together the 24-hour period following the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The timeline reveals new information about the death of the president and the transfer of power to his successor, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.
4) LBJ
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
"Against the Tide is a compelling film that documents what happened in the United States during the Holocaust, highlighting how a young activist, Peter Bergson, challenged Washington and the establishment Jewish organizations to demand that the rescue of Europe's Jews become a top priority for American Jews. Through a never before seen 1977 interview, Bergson gives a first-hand account of what occurred. The more successful he became in attracting...
7) Represent
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In the heart of the American Midwest, three women take on the status quo in campaigns that promise to reshape local politics on their own terms. Myya Jones, Bryn Bird and Julie Cho each share the singular goal of improving their community through public service. Myya attempts to spark a youth movement and unseat the incumbent mayor of Detroit; Bryn, a farmer and working mother in rural Granville, OH, runs for township trustee on a male-dominated...
Publisher
Indian Land tenure Foundation
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
"The film powerfully highlights efforts to redress more than a century's worth of legal and political moves undermining Indian land ownership and sovereignty, going back to the 1887 General Allotment Act; the national fight to recover lost lands is being led by the Twin Cities-based Indian Tenure Land Foundation."--Publisher's webpage.