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Mighty times : the children's march /

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 P...

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Other Authors: Houston, Robert (Producer, Director), Hudson, Robert, 1960- (Producer, Director), La Tour, Nick (Narrator), Ellison, Andrew (associate producer.), Ellison, Anthony (production supervisor.), Brewer, Mark H. (Editor), Keenan, Susan P. (Editor), Davis, Don, 1957- (composer (expression))
Format: Video DVD Software
Language:English
Language Notes:In English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
Published: Montgomery, AL. : Teaching Tolerance Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, [2016]
Subjects:
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > Alabama > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Southern States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Alabama > History > 20th century.
Civil rights demonstrations > Alabama > History > 20th century.
Southern States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Race discrimination > United States > 20th century.
Toleration > Study and teaching > United States > 20th century.
Birmingham (Ala.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights.
Civil rights demonstrations.
Civil rights movements.
Race discrimination.
Race relations.
Toleration > Study and teaching.
Alabama.
Alabama > Birmingham.
Southern States.
United States.
1900-1999
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
History.
Online Access:Connect to download teachers' guide PDF
Description
Summary: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.
Item Description:"A project of the Southern Poverty Law Center."
Originally produced as a documentary film in 2004.
Teacher's guide by Jeff Sapp includes nine ready-made lesson plans with reproducibles and a list of Internet sources.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (40 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) with PDF of teacher's guide
Playing Time:00:40:00
Format:DVD, NTSC, full screen presentation.
CD-ROM, Teacher's guide (31 pages) available as a PDF - Adobe Acrobat Reader needed for viewing.
Audience:Not rated.
Awards:Academy Award, Best Documentary Short Subject, 2005
Production Credits:Associate producer, Andrew Ellison ; production supervisor, Anthony Ellison ; editors, Mark H. Brewer, Sean P. Keenan ; music, Don Davis.