| American Cultural History African Americans | 
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Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 93482
Format: Black & White, Collector's Edition, Color, Dvd-video, Flash, Full Length, Full Screen, Original Recording Remastered, Restored, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 70
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 882012501085
EAN: 0882012501085
ASIN: B0009RS092
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Release Date: May 23, 2005
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When we look at America as a whole, we tend to see the enchilada- not its ingredients. We acknowledge that African Americans have made some significant contributions to American culture, but are blissfully oblivious to the fact that they are an inalienable part of the fiber of this country's democracy, language, sports and politics...not to mention the fact that the very foundations of the modern America were laid by slave labor. This DVD explores the social and cultural ancestry of African Americans in wide focus, and cannot fail to expand our mental horizons on this valuable segment of our national community.
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An Interesting Perspective May 19, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Some sociologists say that in America all racism is White Racism. In other words, any black racism is a reaction to what whites have done to blacks over the years. This DVD makes that case in a very striking way, but showing us older documentary footage of blacks in America speaking about their experiences trying to live the American dream. It's heartbreaking to see what we have done to these people over the years, but also heartwarming to see American Blacks work hard to overcome the racist barriers in their lives.
It Made Me Think April 27, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
In the world I live in the idea that blacks are equal to whites is taken for granted. I've never really seen hardcore racism in my lifetime.
Of course, I've read in history books about the civil rights movement and slavery, so I ordered this disk in order to try to learn more.
All I can say is that it was a real learning experience. The DVD consists of a series of films documenting the state of the African American experience in America from the depression up unil the early 1970s and it was much bleaker than I thought.
What made the disk not too depressing for me was the clips about how black people were still able to be happy and work to overcome the great wrongs society was doing to them.
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