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How it feels to be free [videorecording] / director, Yoruba Richen ; producer, Elizabeth Trojian.

Carroll, Diahann, (on-screen participant.). Grier, Pam, 1949- (on-screen participant.). Horne, Lena, (on-screen participant.). Keys, Alicia, (on-screen participant,, television producer.). Lincoln, Abbey, (on-screen participant.). Richen, Yoruba, (television director.). Simone, Nina, 1933-2003 (on-screen participant.). Trojian, Elizabeth, (television producer.). Tyson, Cicely, (on-screen participant.). Waithe, Lena, 1984- (on-screen participant.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (publisher.).

Summary:

Take an unprecedented look at the intersection of African American women artists, politics and entertainment and hear the story of how six trailblazing performers - Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Diahann Carroll, Nina Simone, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier - changed American culture through their films, fashion, music, and politics.

Record details

  • ISBN: 153171319X
  • ISBN: 9781531713195
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 115 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Arlington, VA] : PBS Distribution, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Bonus: 13 interviews, exclusive interviews with Alicia Keys, Ruth Feldstein, Latanya Richardson Jackson, Lena Waithe, Sharon Lewis and many other leading female entertainers and activists.
Target Audience Note:
[TV-14]
System Details Note:
DVD, wide screen presentation, 5.1 surround, region 1.
Language Note:
English audio. English SDH ; described video service.

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Subject:
Carroll, Diahann.
Grier, Pam, 1949-
Horne, Lena.
Lincoln, Abbey.
Simone, Nina, 1933-2003.
Tyson, Cicely.
African American women entertainers > Political activity > History > 20th century.
African American women political activists > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Music > Political aspects > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Performing arts > Political aspects > United States > 20th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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