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The Resource African American lives, a film by Kunhardt Productions, (videorecording)

African American lives, a film by Kunhardt Productions, (videorecording)

Label
African American lives
Title
African American lives
Statement of responsibility
a film by Kunhardt Productions
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
A compelling combination of storytelling and science, this series uses genealogy, oral histories, family stories and DNA to trace roots of several accomplished African Americans down through American history and back to Africa
Member of
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Music, Michael Bacon
Intended audience
Not Rated
Language note
Closed captioned
LC call number
RA1057.55
LC item number
.A375336 2006
PerformerNote
Host: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; features Oprah Winfrey, Chris Tucker, Quincy Jones, Sara-Lawrence-Lightfoot, Mae Jemison, T.D. Jakes, Ben Carson, Whoopi Goldberg
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1972-
  • 1933-
  • 1944-
  • 1956-
  • 1955-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Gates, Henry Louis
  • Grant, William
  • Kunhardt, Peter W
  • Judd, Graham
  • Farrell, Leslie D
  • Sweet, Jesse
  • Gladsjo, Leslie Asako
  • Winfrey, Oprah
  • Tucker, Chris
  • Jones, Quincy
  • Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara
  • Jemison, Mae
  • Jakes, T. D
  • Carson, Ben
  • Goldberg, Whoopi
  • Kunhardt Productions
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  • PBS Home Video
  • Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Runtime
240
Series statement
PBS
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • African Americans
  • African American families
  • African Americans
  • DNA fingerprinting
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
African American lives, a film by Kunhardt Productions, (videorecording)
Link
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives/about.html
Instantiates
Publication
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Contents
Listening to our past / producer and director, Jesse Sweet; editors, Eric Davis, Michael Weingrad -- The promise of freedom / producer and director, Leslie Asako Gladsjo ; editors, Joanna Kiernan, Geeta Gandbhr -- Searching for our names / producer and director, Leslie D. Farrell; editors, Merril Stern, Kathryn Moore -- Beyond the middle passage / producer and director, Graham Judd; editors, Kate Hirson, Stefan Knerrich
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Extent
1 videodisc (ca. 240 min.)
Isbn
9781415716946
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
Originally broadcast as a four-part television series in 2006.
Other control number
841887051798
Other physical details
sd., col. and b&w
Publisher number
705179
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OUa)vtls000639235
  • (OCoLC)ocm64202237
  • 4249-30060
System details
DVD
Video recording format
DVD
Label
African American lives, a film by Kunhardt Productions, (videorecording)
Link
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives/about.html
Publication
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Contents
Listening to our past / producer and director, Jesse Sweet; editors, Eric Davis, Michael Weingrad -- The promise of freedom / producer and director, Leslie Asako Gladsjo ; editors, Joanna Kiernan, Geeta Gandbhr -- Searching for our names / producer and director, Leslie D. Farrell; editors, Merril Stern, Kathryn Moore -- Beyond the middle passage / producer and director, Graham Judd; editors, Kate Hirson, Stefan Knerrich
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Extent
1 videodisc (ca. 240 min.)
Isbn
9781415716946
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
Originally broadcast as a four-part television series in 2006.
Other control number
841887051798
Other physical details
sd., col. and b&w
Publisher number
705179
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OUa)vtls000639235
  • (OCoLC)ocm64202237
  • 4249-30060
System details
DVD
Video recording format
DVD

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