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The African Americans : many rivers to cross Cover Image DVD

The African Americans : many rivers to cross [videorecording] / a film by Kunhardt McGee Productions & Inkwell Films in association with Ark Media ; senior producer, Rachel Dretzin ; executive producers, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Peter Kunhardt, Dyllan McGee ; written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; THIRTEEN Productions, LLC.

Many rivers to cross (portion title)
Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., (television producer,, screenwriter,, host.). Goodman, Rachel Dretzin, (television producer.). Kunhardt, Peter W., Jr., 1982- (television producer.). McGee, Dyllan, (television producer.). Streeter, Sabin, (television director.). Wignot, Jamila, (television director.). Bertelsen, Phil, (television director.). Gladsjo, Leslie Asako, (television director.). Novack, Nancy, (television editor.). Miille, K. A. (Kimberly A.), (television editor.). Heredia, Paula, (television editor.). Shaw, Bruce, (television editor.). Sharp, Howard, (television editor.). Brill, Paul, 1968- (television composer.). Marsalis, Wynton, 1961- (television composer.). Smith, Graham (Cinematographer), (director of photography.). McCarthy, Stephen (Cinematographer), (director of photography.). Kunhardt McGee Productions, (production company.). Inkwell Films (Firm), (production company.). Ark Media (Firm), (production company.). Thirteen Productions, (production company.). WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (broadcaster.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distributor.).

Summary:

Explore with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the evolution of the African-American people, as well as the multiplicity of cultural institutions, political strategies, and religious and social perspectives they developed-forging their own history, culture and society against unimaginable odds.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781608839971
  • ISBN: 1608839974
  • ISBN: 6315275184
  • ISBN: 9786315275180
  • ISBN: 9781627892094
  • ISBN: 1627892095
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen
  • Publisher: [Arlington, VA] : PBS Distribution, [2014]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally broadcast on PBS Television in 2013.
DVD release date January 28, 2014, from Amazon.com.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc 1. The Black Atlantic (1500-1800) / director/producer, Sabin Streeter -- The age of slavery (1800-1860) / director/producer, Sabin Streeter -- Into the fire (1861-1896) / director/producer, Jamila Wignot -- Disc 2. Making a way out of no way (1897-1940) / director/producer, Phil Bertelsen -- Rise! (1940-1968) / director/producer, Phil Bertelsen -- A more perfect union (1968-2013) / directors/producers, Leslie Asako Gladsjo, Jamila Wignot.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Editors, Nancy Novack, Kim Miille, Paula Heredia, Bruce Shaw, Howard Sharp ; original score by Paul Brill ; closing theme by Wynton Marsalis ; directors of photography, Graham Smith, Stephen McCarthy.
Participant or Performer Note:
Host: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
Grade level: College, Adult.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (1.66:1); stereo.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
"Purchaser shall not publicly perform (except pursuant to the terms of any separately purchased public performance license) and shall not copy, alter, digitize or stream this DVD."--Back cover of container.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned; English dialogue with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing [SDH] and optional English video description.

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Genre: Historical television programs.
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