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The promised land. Season 1, Episode 5, The walls of Jericho [with captions] /

Compared favourably to Roots, this series was transmitted to rave reviews in America, was repeated in one five-hour-long showing in a prime time Saturday evening slot and was nominated for an International Emmy. Based on Nicholas Lemann's international bestseller, it follows the 1940-1960 migra...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Godwin, Nick (Director), Geffen, Anthony (Producer), Freeman, Morgan (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : BBC Worldwide, 1996.
Series:The Promised Land ; Season 1, Episode 5
Subjects:
Lemann, Nicholas > Television adaptations.
African Americans > Migrations > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Illinois > Chicago > Economic conditions > 20th century.
African Americans > Illinois > Chicago > Social conditions > 20th century.
Chicago (Ill.) > Race relations.
Rural-urban migration > United States > History > 20th century.
Noirs américains > Illinois > Chicago > Conditions économiques > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Illinois > Chicago > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Exode rural > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Documentary television programs.
Television adaptations.
Television mini-series.
Documentaires télévisés.
Adaptations télévisées.
Miniséries.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Compared favourably to Roots, this series was transmitted to rave reviews in America, was repeated in one five-hour-long showing in a prime time Saturday evening slot and was nominated for an International Emmy. Based on Nicholas Lemann's international bestseller, it follows the 1940-1960 migration of more than five million African Americans from the fields and farms of the Deep South for a new life in the big cities of the North, principally Chicago. Those brave men and women recount their lifetime experiences against a soundtrack of jazz and blues.
Physical Description:1 online resource (50 minutes)
Playing Time:00:49:20
Production Credits:Original music, Terence Blanchard ; senior producer, Nancy LeBrun ; photography, Richard Ranken ; editor, Trevor Williamson.