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- The pact [videorecording] / by Bazemore, Kenneth Malique.; Davis, Sampson.(CARDINAL)667811; Holmes, Silvia R.; Hunt, Rameck.(CARDINAL)667812; Jenkins, George,1973-(CARDINAL)675522; Kalin, Andrea.; Kalin, Andrea.prodrt; Duke Media (Firm); National Black Programming Consortium.; Spark Media (Washington, D.C.); WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)(CARDINAL)154259; WGBH Educational Foundation.(CARDINAL)132712; WGBH Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)268015;
MARCIVE 03/04/09Director of photography, Bryan Sarkinen ; editor, Paula Heredia ; original music, Marcus Miller, David Isaac.Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt, George Jenkins.By high school, Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt and George Jenkins already knew too much about the drugs, crime and grinding poverty that colored their world. They pledged to help each other make it to college and even medical school. The doctors beat the odds and returned to their community to practice medicine. Now, despite grueling work loads, they face an even more daunting task: to inspire other to stay off drugs, out of gangs, and in school.Not rated.DVD, region 1, widescreen (letterboxed) presentation; Dolby Digital, NTSC.Boston International Film Festival: Best Documentary.
- Subjects: Biographical television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Davis, Sampson.; Hunt, Rameck.; Jenkins, George, 1973-; African American men; African American men; African American physicians; Documentary television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; African American men; African American men; African American physicians;
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- Prince among slaves [videorecording] / by Mos Def(Rapper); Mos Def(Rapper),narrator.; Alford, Terry.Prince among slaves.; Duke, Bill,1943-; Duke, Bill,1943-director.; Grossbach, David,film editor.; Grossbach, David.; Jones, Raki,producer,screenwriter.; Jones, Raki.; Kalin, Andrea,director,producer,screenwriter.; Kalin, Andrea.; Rhode, John,cinematographer.(CARDINAL)606936; Rhode, John.(CARDINAL)606936; Vitarelli, Joseph,composer.(CARDINAL)847987; Vitarelli, Joseph.(CARDINAL)847987; Duke Media (Firm); National Black Programming Consortium.; National Endowment for the Humanities.We the People.(CARDINAL)289933; PBS Home Video.(CARDINAL)218235; Spark Media (Washington, D.C.); Unity Productions Foundation.;
Prince among slaves -- Middle Passage -- TransAtlantic slave trade -- Natchez, Mississippi -- Foster's field -- Torn memories -- Escape and revelation -- King Cotton -- Starting anew -- Twenty years later -- Crossroads -- Dr. Cox's offer -- Narschalk -- Freedom -- Departure -- Most popular African in America -- ACS -- Backlash -- Last stop -- Journey home -- A dream fulfilled.Director of photography, John Rhode ; edited by David Grossbach ; original music composed by Joseph Vitarelli.Narrated by Mos Def.The true story of Abd al-Rahman Ibrahima Ibn Sori, a West African prince who was sold into slavery in 1788, eventually ending up in Natchez, Mississippi.Not ratedDVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen.American Black Film Festival, 2007: Best Documentary
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Feature films.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Ibrahima, Abd al-Rahman, 1762-1829.; Enslaved persons; Muslims; Princes; Slavery;
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- Prince among slaves [videorecording] / by Jones, Raki.; Kalin, Andrea.; Duke, Bill,1943-; Mos Def(Rapper); Alford, Terry.Prince among slaves.; Duke Media (Firm); National Black Programming Consortium.; PBS Home Video.(CARDINAL)218235; Spark Media (Washington, D.C.); Unity Productions Foundation.;
Prince among slaves -- Middle Passage -- TransAtlantic slave trade -- Natchez, Mississippi -- Foster's field -- Torn memories -- Escape and revelation -- King Cotton -- Starting anew -- Twenty years later -- Crossroads -- Dr. Cox's offer -- Narschalk -- Freedom -- Departure -- Most popular African in America -- ACS -- Backlash -- Last stop -- Journey home -- A dream fulfilled.Director of photography, John Rhode ; editor, David Grossbach ; original music, Joseph Vitarelli ; costume designers, Karen Simon, Diana Moss ; production designer, Jeffrey Pratt Gordon.Narrator, Mos Def.In 1788, a slave ship sailed from the Gambia River with hundreds of men, women and children bound in chains. Eight months later, a handful of survivors were sold in Natchez, Mississippi. One of them made an astonishing claim: he was a prince of an African kingdom larger and more developed than the newly formed United States. The true story of an African prince who endured the humiliation of slavery without losing his dignity or hope of freedom.Not rated.DVD; stereo.American Black Film Festival, 2007: Best Documentary.
- Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Ibrahima, Abd al-Rahman, 1762-1829.; Slavery; Slave traders; Princes; Television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
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- Soul of a people [videorecording] : writing America's story / by Bloom, Amy.(CARDINAL)483328; Bucklin, Olive.; Clarkson, Patricia.(CARDINAL)348469; Ford, Richard.(CARDINAL)524140; Holloway, Jonathan.; Kalin, Andrea.; Kelton, Elmer.(CARDINAL)356039; McBride, James.(CARDINAL)746412; Mirabello, James.; Nelson, Marilyn.(CARDINAL)432921; Price, Reynolds,1933-2011.(CARDINAL)147727; Taylor, David Alan,1951-; National Endowment for the Humanities.(CARDINAL)147407; Smithsonian Channel (Television network); SNI/SI Networks (Firm); Spark Media (Firm);
Director of photography, Dennis Boni ; editor, David Grossbach ; music, Joseph Vitarelli.Narrated by Patricia Clarkson.Amy Bloom, Richard Ford, Jonathan Holloway, Elmer Kelton, James McBride, Marilyn Nelson, Reynolds Price.This documentary recounts the role of the Federal Writers Project as the largest cultural experiment in the nation's history. Program focuses on the role played by writers who recorded local and oral histories all over the nation, many finding national acclaim as a result.Rating: TV PG.DVD ; Dolby digital.
- Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Cheever, John.; Ellison, Ralph.; Fisher, Vardis, 1895-1968.; Hurston, Zora Neale.; Kennedy, Stetson.; Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008.; Thompson, Jim.; Wright, Richard.; Yezierska, Anzia, 1880?-1970.; United States. Work Projects Administration.; Federal Writers' Project.; American guide series.; Depressions; Documentary television programs.; Oral tradition.;
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- Invasive species in a changing world / by Mooney, Harold A.(CARDINAL)333038; Hobbs, R. J.(Richard J.)(CARDINAL)333648;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Invasive Species in a Changing World brings together leading scientists from around the world to examine the invasive species phenomenon and to consider the mutual interactions between global change and invasives that are likely to occur over the next century. Contributors focus on the proposition that global change will exacerbate the invasive species problem, and they set forth the idea that invasives are themselves a global change element that need to be considered in global change scenarios." "Invasive Species in a Changing World provides readers with the background and knowledge they need to begin developing strategies to combat the invasive species problem, and it is essential reading for anyone concerned with the impact of invasive species on ecosystem health and functioning."--Jacket.
- Subjects: Biological invasions.; Nonindigenous pests.;
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