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The diary of Alicia Keys [videorecording] : a documentary film. by Burrell, Lamont.; Isaac, Roderick.; Keys, Alicia.; Robinson, Jeff.; MBK Entertainment (Firm);
Directors, Lamont "Liquid" Burrell, Roderick "Lucious" Isaac, Jeff Robinson.Alcia Keys.Chronicles the concert tour and photo shoot of Alicia Keys in support of the album "The diary of Alicia Keys."MPAA rating: Not rated.DVD, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital stereo; Xbox and PS2 compatible.
Subjects: DVD.; Documentary films.; Keys, Alicia.; Popular music;
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Wattstax [videorecording] / by Stuart, Mel,film director,film producer.(CARDINAL)647795; Shaw, Larry(Television director),film producer.; Pryor, Richard,1940-2005,narrator.(CARDINAL)724708; Jackson, Jesse,1941-speaker.(CARDINAL)127290; Weston, Kim,performer.; Jones, A. E.(A. E. Jimmy),performer.; Bell, William,1939-performer.; McCord, Louise,performer.; Manning, Deborah(Gospel singer),performer.; Chuck D,1960-performer.(CARDINAL)380825; Mercury, Eric,performer.; Robinson, Freddy,performer.; Sain, Lee,performer.; Hines, Ernie,performer.; Little Sonny,performer.; Floyd, Eddie,performer.; Knight, Frederick,1944-performer.; King, Albert,1923-1992,performer.; Little Milton,performer.; Taylor, Johnnie,performer.(CARDINAL)718906; Thomas, Carla,1942-performer.; Thomas, Rufus,1917-2001,performer.; Ingram, Luther,performer.; Hayes, Isaac,performer.(CARDINAL)366840; Bar-Kays (Musical group),performer.; Dramatics (Musical group),performer.; Emotions (Musical group),performer.; Mel & Tim,performer.; Newcomers (Musical group),performer.; Rance Allen Group,performer.; Staple Singers,performer.(CARDINAL)434494; Stax Films (Firm),production company.; Temprees (Musical group),performer.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.(CARDINAL)218485; Wolper Pictures (Firm),production company.(CARDINAL)851923;
Cinematography, Roderick Young; edited by Robert K. Lambert.Narrator: Richard Pryor ; introductory speaker: Jesse Jackson ; with various performers.Concert performances filmed at Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, August 20, 1972.Documents the concert that came to be known as 'the Black Woodstock,' held on the anniversary of 1965 Watts Riot, and had 100,000 in attendance.DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation, Dolby digital, surround 5.1, stereo, dual-layer.
Subjects: Soul music.; Gospel music.; Rhythm and blues music.; Popular music.; Concert films.; Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; African Americans; African American musicians.; Watts Riot, Los Angeles, Calif., 1965;
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Slavery in the cities; the South, 1820-1860 by Wade, Richard C.,1922-2008.(CARDINAL)125765;
Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (pages 287-323.I. The Negro's view : Nat Turner : Confessions. Josiah Henson : My first great trial ; My boyhood and youth ; Maimed for life. Solomon Northup : A Louisiana cotton plantation ; A Louisiana sugar plantation. Frederick Douglass : A general survey of the slave plantation ; A slaveholder's character ; A child's reasoning ; Luxuries at the great house. Testimony of the Canadian fugitives : Edward Hicks ; Henry Blue ; Thomas Hedgebeth ; Harry Thomas ; William A. Hall. -- II. The view of the northerners and the British : Isaac Weld ; Basil Hall : A slave auction ; Slave patrols and tobacco ; A rice plantation. Frances Kemble : A residence in Georgia. Frederick Law Olmsted : A tobacco plantation in Virginia ; A free-labor farm in Virginia ; Recreation and luxury among the slaves ; Ingenuity of the negro ; Qualities as a laborer ; Improvement of the negro in slavery ; Educational privileges ; A distinguished divine ; How they are fed ; Lodgings ; Clothing ; Fraternity ; Religious condition. Charles Mackay : The social and political aspects of slavery -- III. The view of the southern white : Thomas Jefferson ; Thomas Roderick Dex ; James Henry Hammond ; George Fitzhugh : The counter current, or slavery principle. Hinton Rowan Helper.This is a classic work on how slaves adapted to urban life and found some bit of solace from the pecular institution by working in cities. Richard Wade explains how slaves worked as carpenters, metal workers, painters, and numerous other jobs to earn income for their masters and themselves. The city changed the character of slavery by giving slaves some choices and flexibility in mixing with the urban environment.
Subjects: Slavery; Cities and towns;
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