Let freedom ring [videorecording] : Moments from the civil rights movement, 1954-1965 / NBC News.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmLanguage: English Publication details: [New York, N.Y]. : NBC Universal, c2004.Description: 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4/3/4 inOther title:
  • Moments from the civil rights movement, 1954-1965
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Contents:
Era in Pictures (0:59) -- Separate and Unequal (10:33) -- Little Rock (11:11) -- Sit-Ins (13:52) -- Freedom Riders (9:57) -- University of Mississippi Campus (12:01) -- March on Washington (11:01) -- Freedom Summer (13:35) -- Voting Rights Act (13:58) -- Issues Remain (12:46)
Summary: Despite the colossal and continuing legacy of America's civil rights era, the movement is often best understood through the historical moments in which it took place. This NBC News program presents original coverage from frontline correspondents and camera teams at work during critical junctures in America's battle for racial equality. Hosted by NBC anchor Lester Holt, the video examines the Greensboro sit-ins; the Freedom Rider phenomenon; the efforts by, in support of, and against black students entering southern schools and universities; the March on Washington; and other events and initiatives.
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Era in Pictures (0:59) -- Separate and Unequal (10:33) -- Little Rock (11:11) -- Sit-Ins (13:52) -- Freedom Riders (9:57) -- University of Mississippi Campus (12:01) -- March on Washington (11:01) -- Freedom Summer (13:35) -- Voting Rights Act (13:58) -- Issues Remain (12:46)

Despite the colossal and continuing legacy of America's civil rights era, the movement is often best understood through the historical moments in which it took place. This NBC News program presents original coverage from frontline correspondents and camera teams at work during critical junctures in America's battle for racial equality. Hosted by NBC anchor Lester Holt, the video examines the Greensboro sit-ins; the Freedom Rider phenomenon; the efforts by, in support of, and against black students entering southern schools and universities; the March on Washington; and other events and initiatives.

6 & up.

Closed-captioned.