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Mighty times [videorecording] : the children's march / Teaching Tolerance presents a ; production of Tell the Truth Pictures ; a film by Hudson & Huston ; produced and directed by Robert Hudson and Bobby Houston ; a co-production of Teaching Tolerance & HBO.

Houston, Robert. (Director). Hudson, Robert, 1960- (Director). La Tour, Nick. (Narrator). Teaching Tolerance (Project) (Added Author). Tell the Truth Pictures. (Added Author). Home Box Office (Firm) (Added Author). Southern Poverty Law Center. (Added Author). Associate producer, Andrew Ellison ; production supervisor, Anthony Ellison ; editors, Mark H. Brewer, Sean P. Keenan ; music, Don Davis. (Cast).
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
The Center Library 323 Mig 2011 VIDEO 146048 Video Available -

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  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (40 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) with PDF of Teacher's guide.
  • Publisher: Montgomery, AL. : Teaching Tolerance Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, [2011]

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General Note: Originally produced as a documentary film in 2004.
"A project of the Southern Poverty Law Center."
Teacher's guide by Jeff Sapp includes nine ready-made lesson plans with reproducibles and a list of Internet sources.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Associate producer, Andrew Ellison ; production supervisor, Anthony Ellison ; editors, Mark H. Brewer, Sean P. Keenan ; music, Don Davis.
Participant or Performer Note: Narrator, Nick LaTour.
Summary, etc.: Contains interviews with some of the protesters. In May of 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. asked black people of Birmingham, Alabama to go to jail in the cause of racial equality. The adults were afraid to go to jail and so the school children marched and over 5000 of them were arrested. This led to President Kennedy sponsoring the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the March on Washington. Portions of this film were reenacted using vintage cameras and film stocks.
Target Audience Note: Not rated.
Grades 6-12.
System Details Note: DVD, NTSC, full screen presentation.
CD-ROM, Teacher's guide (30 p.) available as a PDF - Adobe Acrobat Reader needed for viewing.
Language Note: In English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
Awards Note: Academy Award, Best Documentary Short Subject, 2005

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