Out of obscurity / 
 Out of obscurity : the story of the 1939 Alexandria Library sit-in.  Story of the 1939 Alexandria Library sit-in. 
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. 
 - 1 videocassette (approximately 40 min.) :  sound, color and black & white ;  1/2 in. 
 -  polyester  1/2 in. 
<br/><br/> "Copyright 1999 River Road Productions." 
<br/><br/>Directors of photography, Eddie Becker, Seth Groms ; edited by Chad George.  Directors of photography, Eddie Becker, Seth Groms ; edited by Chad George. 
<br/><br/>Narrated by Dr. Julian Bond. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>VHS. 
<br/><br/><br/>Public performance rights included. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Tucker, Samuel Wilbert, 1913-1990. <br/>Tucker, Samuel Wilbert, 1913-1990. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Alexandria Library (Alexandria, Va.)<br/>Alexandria Library (Alexandria, Va.)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1900-1999 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civil rights demonstrations--Virginia--Alexandria.<br/>African Americans--Civil rights--History--Virginia--Alexandria--20th century.<br/>African Americans--Segregation--History--Virginia--Alexandria--20th century.<br/>African Americans--Segregation.<br/>Civil rights demonstrations.<br/>African Americans--Civil rights.<br/>Race relations.<br/>African Americans.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Virginia--Race relations--History--20th century.<br/>Virginia.<br/>Virginia--Alexandria.<br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Documentary films.<br/>Documentary films.<br/>History.