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Tell them we are rising / written, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson ; co-produced and co-directed by Marco Williams ; produced by Cyndee Readdean, Stacey L. Holman ; written by Marcia Smith ; produced by Firelight Films, Inc.

Nelson, Stanley, 1955- (film director,, film producer,, screenwriter.). Williams, Marco, (film director,, film producer.). Readdean, Cyndee, (film producer.). Holman, Stacey L., (film producer.). Smith, Marcia A., (screenwriter.). Holloway, Jonathan Scott, (on-screen participant.). Washington, Margaret, (on-screen participant.). Crenshaw, Kimberlé, (on-screen participant.). Long, Calvin T. (Calvin Thomas), 1927-2021 (on-screen participant.). Allen, Walter Recharde, (on-screen participant.). Jackson, David H., Jr., 1968- (on-screen participant.). Alexander, Shawn Leigh, (on-screen participant.). Taylor, Johnny C., Jr, (on-screen participant.). Cole, Johnnetta B., (on-screen participant.). Sanders, Crystal, (on-screen participant.). Medford, Edna Greene, (on-screen participant.). Williams, Heather Andrea, (on-screen participant.). Gasman, Marybeth, (on-screen participant.). Phillips, Tom, 1952- (composer.). Miille, K. A. (Kimberly A.), (editor of moving image work.). Rossi, Antonio (Cinematographer), (director of cinematography.). Hutchens, Peter, (director of cinematography.). Bagnall, Josh, (director of cinematography.). Firelight Films (Firm), (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (broadcaster.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (publisher.).

Summary:

Black colleges and universities are a haven for Black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries and have educated the architects of freedom movements and cultivated leaders in every field. Examines the impact these institutions have had on American history, culture, and national identity.

Record details

ISBN: 9781531703417
ISBN: 1531703410
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, black & white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally broadcast on the PBS Network in 2017. Wide screen (16x9).
Formatted Contents Note:	Tell them we are rising -- 1861 -- Rising -- Atlanta cotton exposition -- The new negro -- Fisk University -- Golden age -- An audacious plan -- Freedom -- Greensboro -- Atlanta -- Southern University -- Today.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Cinematographers, Josh Bagnall, Peter Hutchens, Antonio Rossi and three others ; editor, K.A. Miille ; music, Tom Phillips.
Participant or Performer Note:	Commentators, Jonathan Holloway, Margaret Washington, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Marybeth Gasman, Heather Andrea Williams, Edna Greene Medford, Crystal R. Sanders, Johnnetta Cole, Johhny C. Talor Jr., Shawn Leigh Alexander, James D. Anderson, David H. Jackson, Jr., Walter Allen, Calvin Long.
Target Audience Note:	Rating: TV-PG.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC, region 1, widescreen (16x9); 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).