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Out of obscurity / a film from California Newsreel ; co-directed by Matt Spangler and Eddie Becker ; written and produced by Matt Spangler ; co-produced by Beth Ann Schmitt.

Contributor(s): Spangler, Matt | Becker, Eddie | Schmitt, Beth Ann | Bond, Julian, 1940-2015 | George, Chad | River Road Productions | California Newsreel (Firm)Material type: FilmFilmPublisher: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, [1999?]Description: 1 videocassette (approximately 40 min.) : sound, color and black & white ; 1/2 inRecord Searches:
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Content type: two-dimensional moving image Media type: video Carrier type: videocassetteOther title: Out of obscurity : the story of the 1939 Alexandria Library sit-in | Story of the 1939 Alexandria Library sit-inSubject(s): Tucker, Samuel Wilbert, 1913-1990 | Tucker, Samuel Wilbert, 1913-1990 | Alexandria Library (Alexandria, Va.) | Alexandria Library (Alexandria, Va.) | 1900-1999 | Civil rights demonstrations -- Virginia -- Alexandria | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Virginia -- Alexandria -- History -- 20th century | African Americans -- Segregation -- Virginia -- Alexandria -- History -- 20th century | African Americans -- Segregation | Civil rights demonstrations | African Americans -- Civil rights | Race relations | African Americans | Virginia -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century | Virginia | Virginia -- Alexandria | United States | HistoryGenre/Form: Documentary films. | Documentary films. | History.Online resources: Download Production credits: Directors of photography, Eddie Becker, Seth Groms ; edited by Chad George.Narrated by Dr. Julian Bond.Summary: Details a little-known chapter in civil rights history. In 1939 five young men staged what is believed to be the nation's first sit-in at a public library just outside Washington, DC, to protest the "separate, but equal" treatment of African-Americans. Includes a dramatization of the 1939 sit-in and a look at the role of local civil rights activist Samuel Wilbert Taylor.
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VHS - Original Format VHS - Original Format University of North Texas
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"Copyright 1999 River Road Productions."

Directors of photography, Eddie Becker, Seth Groms ; edited by Chad George.

Narrated by Dr. Julian Bond.

Details a little-known chapter in civil rights history. In 1939 five young men staged what is believed to be the nation's first sit-in at a public library just outside Washington, DC, to protest the "separate, but equal" treatment of African-Americans. Includes a dramatization of the 1939 sit-in and a look at the role of local civil rights activist Samuel Wilbert Taylor.

VHS.

Public performance rights included. TxDN.

Comment by Steven Guerrero
04/18/2024

Sporadic line glitches throughout tape.

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