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Pub. Date | Edition | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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2014 | [English/Spanish/French dialogue version] | 1 videodisc (approximately 134 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available at another branch
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Based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup, an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps and must find the strength within to survive. Filled with powerful performances by an astonishing cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbener, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad...
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Antioch High - Teen Movie has 2
DVD F 42
East Nashville Magnet High - Teen Movie
DVD F FOR
McGavock High - Teen Movie
S-DVD F FOR
Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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2013 | Rental ed. | Warner Home Video | 1 videodisc (128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Antioch High - Teen Movie has 2 DVD F 42 East Nashville Magnet High - Teen Movie DVD F FOR McGavock High - Teen Movie S-DVD F FOR |
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History was made in 1947, when Jackie Robinson broke the professional baseball race barrier to become the first African American MLB player of the modern era. 42 tells the life story of Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.
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Bellevue Middle - Teen Movie
DVD NF AME
Cane Ridge High - Teen Movie
DVD 323.1196073 AME
Hillsboro High - Teen Movie
DVD 323.11 AME
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c2011 | PBS Distribution | 1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue Middle - Teen Movie DVD NF AME Cane Ridge High - Teen Movie DVD 323.1196073 AME Hillsboro High - Teen Movie DVD 323.11 AME |
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This inspirational documentary is about a band of courageous civil-rights activists calling themselves the Freedom Riders. Gaining impressive access to influential figures on both sides of the issue, it chronicles a chapter of American history that stands as an astonishing testament to the accomplishment of youth and what can result from the incredible combination of personal conviction and the courage to organize against all odds.
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[2018] | HBO Home Entertainment | 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available at another branch
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In the wake of the 2015 death of Freddie Gray while in police custody, Baltimore was a city on the edge. Peaceful protests and destructive riots erupted in the immediate aftermath of Gray's death, reflecting the deep divisions between authorities and the community - and underscoring the urgent need for reconciliation.
5) Bamboozled
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[2020] | Criterion collection. | The Criterion Collection | 2 videodiscs (136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available at another branch
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Dark, biting satire of the television industry. A frustrated writer devises a plan to revive the minstrel show; but instead of white actors in black face, the show stars black actors in even blacker face. Directed by Spike Lee.
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[2017] | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available at another branch
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Nat Turner is a literate American slave and preacher. His financially strained owner accepts an offer to use Nat's preaching to subdue unruly slaves. But as Nat witnesses countless atrocities, he orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom.
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[2012] | Video Service Corp | 2 videodiscs (105 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (11 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.) | English | Available at another branch
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Based on the landmark memoir by John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me stars James Whitmore as Griffin, who medically altered his pigment and, with the help of a sunlamp, reinvented himself as an itinerant black writer navigating his way through Mississippi and Alabama. Along the way he experienced firsthand both crushing racism and the incredible life force of the Afro-American communities.
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c2011 | MPI Media Group [distributor] | 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. and b&w; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available at another branch
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"THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975 mobilizes a treasure trove of 16mm material shot by Swedish journalists who came to the US drawn by stories of urban unrest and revolution. Gaining access to many of the leaders of the Black Power Movement Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis and Eldridge Cleaver among them the filmmakers captured them in intimate moments and remarkably unguarded interviews. Thirty years later, this lush collection was found...
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[2018] | [English/French/Spanish version] | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment | 1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available at another branch
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Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer from Colorado, successfully managed to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan and became the head of the local chapter.
10) Charm City
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[2018] | Widescreen. | PBS | 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available at another branch
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Delivering a candid portrait of citizens, police, community advocates, and government officials on the frontlines during three years of unparalleled, escalating violence in Baltimore. The film highlights the positive actions undertaken by groups and individuals, who come together to rebuild, heal, and forge a better way forward.
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[2010] | Full screen. | PBS Distribution | 3 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
McGavock High - Teen Movie DVD 323.1 EYE |
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The definitive story of the Civil Rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberations are felt today.
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[2015] | Olive Films | 1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available at another branch
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Medgar Evers was a former insurance salesman turned field secretary for the NAACP, and who was instrumental in organizing boycotts against discriminating southern white merchants and the desegregation of the University of Mississippi.
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[2013] | Lionsgate | 1 videodisc (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available at another branch
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"A ... docudrama that takes a gripping look at the historical incidents that created an international movement to free activist Angela Davis, and tells the story of social justice activism that lands her on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list"--Container.
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2014 | 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available at another branch
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Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008. Based on a true story.
15) Get out
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[2017] | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment | 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available at another branch
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A young black man meets his white girlfriend's parents at their estate, only to find out that the situation is much more sinister than it appears.
16) Harriet
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Hume-Fogg High Magnet - Teen Movie
DVD F Har
Hunter's Lane High - Teen Movie
DVD F Har
MLK Jr. Magnet - Teen Movie
DVD F Har
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[2020] | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment | 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Hume-Fogg High Magnet - Teen Movie DVD F Har Hunter's Lane High - Teen Movie DVD F Har MLK Jr. Magnet - Teen Movie DVD F Har |
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Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, the movie tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
17) The hate u give
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Cane Ridge High - Teen Movie has 2
DVD F Hat
East Nashville Magnet High - Teen Movie
DVD F Hat
Hillwood High - Teen Movie
DVD F Hat
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[2019] | Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment | 1 videodisc (133 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Cane Ridge High - Teen Movie has 2 DVD F Hat East Nashville Magnet High - Teen Movie DVD F Hat Hillwood High - Teen Movie DVD F Hat |
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Starr Carter navigates the perilous waters between her poor, black neighborhood and her prestigious, mainly white private school. This all changes when she finds herself in the middle of racial activism after her best friend is shot by police officers, and she's forced to make a decision. Allow the media to skewer her friend to protect the status quo, or stand up and tell the truth in memory of Khalil?
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Maplewood High - Teen Movie
DVD D IAM
Nashville School of the Arts - Teen Movie
DVD 323.11 I A
Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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[2017] | Magnolia Home Entertainment | 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Maplewood High - Teen Movie DVD D IAM Nashville School of the Arts - Teen Movie DVD 323.11 I A |
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Master documentary filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin's original words and a flood of rich archival material. A journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter.
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[2017] | PBS Distribution | 1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available at another branch
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Follow the courageous journey of John Lewis, a civil rights hero, congressional leader, and human rights champion whose unwavering fight for justice spans the past 50 years. The son of sharecroppers, Lewis grew up in the segregated South and rose from Alabama's Black Belt to the corridors of power on Capitol Hill. His humble origins have forever linked him to those whose voices often go unheard.
20) Just mercy
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Glencliff High - Teen Movie
DVD F Jus
Hillwood High - Teen Movie
DVD F Jus
Hume-Fogg High Magnet - Teen Movie
DVD F Jus
Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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[2020] | Widescreen ed. | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment | 1 videodisc (137 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Glencliff High - Teen Movie DVD F Jus Hillwood High - Teen Movie DVD F Jus Hume-Fogg High Magnet - Teen Movie DVD F Jus |
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A powerful and thought-provoking true story follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley. One of his first and most incendiary cases is that of Walter McMillian.