Blood done sign my name /

Recounts the aftermath of the murder of Henry Marrow, a 23-year-old African-American Vietnam veteran who was killed by a prominent white businessman and his grown sons in Oxford, North Carolina. Responding to the crime and the sham trial that followed, many young African-American men take to the str...

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Corporate Authors:	Image Entertainment (Firm), Studio (Firm), Real Folk Productions
Other Authors:	Schroder, Rick, 1970-, Parker, Nate, 1979-, Rochon, Lela, 1966-, Henson, Darrin Dewitt, Stuart, Mari (Producer), Efros, Mel (Producer), Stuart, Jeb (Producer, Screenwriter, Director), Tyson, Timothy B.
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, [2010]
Subjects:	African Americans > North Carolina > Drama. Murder > North Carolina > Drama. Trials (Murder) > North Carolina > Drama. North Carolina > Race relations > Drama. Afronorteamericanos > Carolina del Norte > Teatro. Asesinato > Carolina del Norte > Teatro. Fiction films. Historical films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Summary:	Recounts the aftermath of the murder of Henry Marrow, a 23-year-old African-American Vietnam veteran who was killed by a prominent white businessman and his grown sons in Oxford, North Carolina. Responding to the crime and the sham trial that followed, many young African-American men take to the streets, engaging in riots and vandalism. Marrow's cousin, Benjamin Chavis, decides that the best way to protest the government is a peaceful march on the state capitol.
Item Description:	Based on the book by Timothy Tyson. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for an intense scene of violence, thematic material involving racism, and for language.