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Series
Criterion collection volume 1106
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A fictional account of one amazing night where icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown gathered discussing their roles in the Civil Rights Movement and cultural turmoil of the '60s.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Fullscreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
R.J. Stevens is a successful television talk show host who sets aside his perfect life with his sweet son and celebrity girlfriend to attend his parents' golden wedding anniversary back home in Georgia. From the moment he arrives, all the reasons R.J. left to reinvent himself on the West Coast become clear. His siblings and cousins quickly put him in his place, reminding him that his name is actually Roscoe Jenkins. His sweet mother watches impassively...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Part history, part poetry, and entirely inspirational, this unique picture book takes the reader through the cumulative story of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, expanding the popular slogan beyond Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, and Barack Obama to include more key players in the struggle for equality.
Author
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
361 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the Great Depression through the post-World War II years, Joseph "Ziggy" Johnson, has been the pulse of Detroit's famous Black Bottom. A celebrated gossip columnist for the city's African-American newspaper, the Michigan Chronicle, he is also the emcee of one of the hottest night clubs, where he's rubbed elbows with the legendary black artists of the era, including Ethel Waters, Billy Eckstein, and Count Basie. Ziggy is also the founder and...
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