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off- Barack Obama DVD Collection
- Barack Obama: Inaugural Edition DVD When he called himself ''a skinny kid with a funny name'' at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, his star was already rising. By the time he triumphed in the 2004 Illinois Senate race, he was the golden child of a Democratic party in desperate… [ read more ]
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off- Black History DVD Collection
- Slave Catchers, Slave Resisters DVD This feature-length special features stories about slave catchers and slave resistance, from the colonial era through the Civil War and its aftermath. Slavery was built on a brutal system of slave policing--enforced by armed community patrols, paid… [ read more ]
$49.90- $39.99
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off- Frederick Douglass DVD
- Frederick Douglass stumbled upon his calling, giving an impromptu address at an antislavery convention in 1841. A ''recent graduate from the institution of slavery with his diploma on his back,'' he quickly became a powerful symbol of freedom. His brilliant speeches and tireless work… [ read more ]
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off- African American Lives DVD
- An unprecedented four-part series, AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES uncovers a new level personal discovery. Using genealogy, oral history, family stories, and DNA analysis to trace lineages through American history and back to Africa, the series provides life-changing journeys for a diverse group of… [ read more ]
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off- Underground Railroad: The William Still Story DVD
- William Still was one of the most important, yet largely unheralded heroes of the Underground Railroad. Still was determined to get as many runaways as he could to "Freedom's Land," smuggling them across the US border to Canada. Bounty hunters could legally abduct former slaves living in the… [ read more ]
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- Oprah Winfrey: Past, Present and Future DVD
- Oprah Gail Winfrey is the most influential women in the world. The Oprah Winfrey show has been on the air for 25 years, and is the highest rated show of its kind in history. Her tenacity, vision, and passion are just a few attributes that make her extraordinary! In this inspirational… [ read more ]
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off- Voices of Civil Rights DVD
- Join us for a fascinating look at one of the defining social movements in America's history — the Civil Rights Movement — told through the small, personal stories of men, women, and children who lived through this turbulent time. Save Our History: Voices of Civil Rights is a… [ read more ]
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off- 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed The World: Freedom Summer DVD
- June 21, 1964 was the day civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner were murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan in Philadelphia, Mississippi. A watershed moment in the American civil rights movement, the young men's disappearance and the discovery of their… [ read more ]
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off- A Fragile Freedom: African-American Historic Sites DVD
- From Jacksonville to New York City, this unique tour of America highlights the places where African American history was made. [ read more ]
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- American Experience: Road To Memphis DVD
- On this American Experience: Road To Memphis DVD, we are reminded that we were never concerned with who killed Martin Luther King, but what killed Martin Luther King, says Andrew Young, former aide to Dr. King in ROADS TO MEMPHIS. From Emmy Award-winning director Stephen Ives, the 90-minute… [ read more ]
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- Ben Franklin: Interactive Lesson Plan with DVD
- A writer, scientist, politician, ruthless competitor, diplomat and a founding father of this great nation. To use a purchase order, please call 1-800-344-6336. To contact your regional History Education Sales Representative for volume sales, c [ read more ]
$39.95- $26.48
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off- By the People The Election of Barack Obama DVD
- Millions saw history made as Barack Obama took the podium on election night. But few witnessed his unguarded moments in the hours and days before he greeted the nation … until now. Meet the man who would be president and the dedicated campaign workers who helped get him there in this… [ read more ]
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off- Dave Chappelle DVD
- This profile provides a rare insight into the brash comedian who is as famous for being hilarious as for turning his back on 50-plus million dollars. One of the most successful series in Cable TV history. Probing interviews and unforgettable footage illuminate the great stories behind… [ read more ]
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- Eyes on The Prize: America's Civil Rights Years 1954-1965 DVD
- Produced by Blackside, Eyes on the Prize tells the definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberations continue to… [ read more ]
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- Finding Oprahs Roots Finding Your Own DVD
- From the roots to the branches, all components of the family tree are equally important. In "Finding Oprah's Roots: Finding Your Own" (2006), Henry Louis Gates, Jr., with the help of Oprah Winfrey, digs deep into developments in genealogical research techniques and breakthroughs in… [ read more ]
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SALE- Ken Burns Jazz The Story of Americas Music (Box Set) CD
- Track Listing: DISC 1: 1. Stardust – Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra 2. Soon One Mornin' (Death Come a-Creepin' in My Room) - Mississippi Fred McDowell 3. Memphis Blues - Lieut. Jim Europe's 369th Infantry Band 4. Livery Stable Blues - Original Dixieland Jazz Band 5. Charlest [ read more ]
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- New World Order CD-ROM Lesson Plan Set 6 With DVD
- NEW WORLD ORDER includes: JFK: A PRESIDENCY REVEALED - Using primary sources, audiotapes and first-hand accounts from staff and family, this program follows the life of the nation's magnetic 35th president from the Cuban Missile Crisis through his tragic assassination in 1963. (1… [ read more ]
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off- Slave Catchers, Slave Resisters DVD
- This feature-length special features stories about slave catchers and slave resistance, from the colonial era through the Civil War and its aftermath. Slavery was built on a brutal system of slave policing--enforced by armed community patrols, paid slave catchers, and federal law. And most… [ read more ]
$24.95- $16.10
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- The Founding of a Nation CD-ROM Lesson Plan Set 1 with DVD
- A look at the people and events responsible for the birth of our nation. To use a purchase order, please call 1-800-344-6336. To contact your regional History Education Sales Representative for volume sales, click here now . [ read more ]
$145.00- $96.08
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off- The History Channel Presents: The Civil War DVD Set
- No-one can relate the experience of a war like those who were there. This uniquely comprehensive collection brings together ten hours of the best programming from THE HISTORY CHANNEL™ . 10 hours of stunning Civil War documentary collected in a single definitive set. Moving reenactments… [ read more ]
$49.95- $28.98
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off- The Official Inaugural Celebration DVD
- Reflect on the historic inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. Relive the unprecedented We Are One pre-inaugural celebration. Revisit the first-ever Neighborhood Ball featuring the President and First Lady's first dance, and renew the stirring call to unity… [ read more ]
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- Song Title and Artist 1. Do Re Mi - Bob Dylan 2. The Ghost of Tom Joad - Bruce Springsteen 3. Masters of War - Eddie Vedder 4. Dear Mr. President - P!nk 5. Sail Away - Randy Newman 6. American Terrorist - Lupe Fiasco 7. Drums Of War - Jackson B [ read more ]
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- The Underground Railroad CD-ROM Lesson Plan Set with DVD
- One by one, for more than a century, thousands of slaves made the dangerous journey to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
To use a purchase order, please call 1-800-344-6336.
To contact your regional History Education Sales Representative for volume sales,
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- A new documentary that unveils theihistory, heroes, andivillains of theiAbolitionist movement. It was America's first civil rights movement, a loose network of diverse people bound together by conscience, determined to undo the institution of slavery one person at a time. "Conductors"… [ read more ]
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- When We Were Kings DVD
- Academy Award winner "When We Were Kings" (1997) is a no-holds barred look at Muhammad Ali and George Foreman's 1974 'Rumble in the Jungle' heavyweight title bout in Zaire. Foreman was world champion and Ali was supposedly past his prime, but the fight and Ali's frank views on race and the… [ read more ]
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- Explore the various theories surrounding the death of the Civil Rights leader. [ read more ]
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- Founding Mothers With Cokie DVD Cokie Roberts, author of Founding Mothers , sheds light on female contributions to the American Revolution, revealing stirring stories about those who helped raise our nation. As Abigail Adams told husband John: ''All history and every age exhibit… [ read more ]
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- Black Panther Intercommunal News Service (Paperback) Book
- ''We knew from the beginning how critical it was to have our own publication, to set forth our agenda for freedom...to urge change, to use the pen alongside the sword,'' writes David Hilliard in the preface to this stunning collection of pages from the original groundbreaking editions of… [ read more ]
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- A ''virtual reunion'' hosted by one of America's most trusted figures, this compelling book takes the measure of a generation and the nation it created. Brokaw himself reported many of the major events of 1968, most famously RFK's assassination. Meet today's leaders and relive their… [ read more ]
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off- Change We Can Believe in Barack Obamas Plan to Renew Americas Promise...
- Go deep into a pivotal point in American history in Change We Can Believe in: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise (Paperback). Barack Obama has proven to be a new kind of leader -- one who can bring people together, be honest about the challenges we face, and move this nation… [ read more ]
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- Condoleezza Rice An American Life A Biography (Paperback) Book
- A Washington correspondent for The New York Times and author of The Secrets of Mariko provides a close-up portrait of America's controversial Secretary of State, offering an intimate account of Rice's life and political career, her role as a powerful African-American woman in politics,… [ read more ]
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off- Different Mirror A History of Multicultural America (Paperback) Book
- Upon its first publication, A Different Mirror was hailed by critics and academics everywhere as a dramatic new retelling of our nation's past. Beginning with the colonization of the New World, it recounted the history of America in the voice of the non-Anglo peoples of the United… [ read more ]
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- As a young runaway who had to live on the streets, Ella Fitzgerald overcame her financial and personal hardships in her adult years; shining on stage as a world-revered jazz singer who won thirteen Grammys, toured for more than 50 years, and became known as the First Lady of Song. [ read more ]
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- Exporting American Dreams Thurgood Marshalls African Journey (Hardcover) Book
- The story of Thurgood Marshall's journey to Africa in 1969 to help Kenyan independence leaders write their constitution is told in an intriguing work that recounts how his involvement with Kenya's foundation affirmed his belief in progress by legal means. Thurgood Marshall became a living… [ read more ]
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off- Freedom Flyers The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II (Hardcover) Book
- As the country's first African American military pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen fought in World War II on two fronts: against the Axis powers in the skies over Europe and against Jim Crow racism and segregation at home. Although the pilots flew more than 15,000 sorties and destroyed more than… [ read more ]
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- Greatest Muhammad Ali (Paperback) Book
- A riveting portrait of the world's greatest boxer chronicles his childhood, his rise as a champion, his politics, and his battle against Parkinsons' disease to demonstrate his accomplishments both inside and outside the ring. [ read more ]
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off- Hemingses of Monticello An American Family (Paperback) Book
- This epic work—named a best book of the year by the Washington Post, Time, the Los Angeles Times, Amazon, the San Francisco Chronicle, and a notable book by the New York Times—tells the story of the Hemingses, whose close blood ties to our third president had been systematically expunged… [ read more ]
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- A Black man's search for success and the American dream leads him out of college to Harlem and a growing sense of personal rejection and social invisibility [ read more ]
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- By Any Means Necessary (Paperback) Book
- The imperialists know the only way you will voluntarily turn to the fox is to show you a wolf. In eleven speeches and interviews, Malcolm X presents a revolutionary alternative to this reformist trap, taking up political alliances, women's rights, U.S. intervention in the Congo and Vietnam,… [ read more ]
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off- Michelle Obama in Her Own Words (Paperback) Book
- Michelle Obama in Her Own Words (Paperback) presents quotes from notable speeches and interviews by Michelle Obama on topics including family life, her husband, the 2008 Presidential election, and being a role model. This dynamic, inspirational woman is highly charismatic while remaining… [ read more ]
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off- Mine Eyes Have Seen : Bearing Witness to the Struggle for Civil Rights...
- LIFE photographer Bob Adelman was present at the most significant moments of our nation's struggle with race relations and recorded them all on film. Bob Adelman's own commentary is supplemented by Charles Johnson's writing. A moving installment from the LIFE Great Photographers series. Nearly [ read more ]
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- Traces the fall of a young black man in 1930s Chicago as his life loses all hope of redemption after he kills a white woman. [ read more ]
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- Through 150 striking color photographs, Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs charts the road to Barack Obama's nomination as the first African American to lead the presidential ticket of a major party. Visually revealing and dramatic, it's a story of history told in photos. Order… [ read more ]
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- In a candid memoir, a successful entrepreneur traces his journey from growing up with an abusive stepfather, to life on the streets as a homeless man with a small toddler in tow, to his triumphant battle to the top as a self-made millionaire. [ read more ]
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- Railroads in the African American Experience A Photographic Journey...
- This captivating book takes readers on an illustrated tour of the black railroad experience from slavery to Amtrak. With almost 200 images -- many never before published -- Theodore Kornweibel, Jr., examines the significant contributions of African Americans to the building, maintenance,… [ read more ]
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off- The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Hardcover)
- Barack Obama is the first African-American President-elect of the United States. He outlines his political philosophy, grounded in a belief that America's future can be better. His experiences on the campaign trail and early days in the Senate have shaped an ideological road map for the… [ read more ]
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- Voices Of A Peoples History (Paperback) Book
- Here in their own words, are Frederick Douglass, George Jackson, Chief Joseph, Martin Luther King Jr., Plough Jogger, Sacco and Vanzetti, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Mark Twain, and Malcolm X, to name just a few of the hundreds of voices that appear in Voices of a People's History of… [ read more ]
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off- Greensboro Clash With The Klan DVD
- The story of one of the most shocking crimes in modern American history--the murders of five members of the Communist Workers' Party by Ku Klux Klansmen and American Nazis in 1979. The massacre stunned the town of Greensboro, North Carolina, which had been called "the most livable city in… [ read more ]
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- The ordeal of African slaves in America is just one chapter of a 6,000-year saga that continues to this day. [ read more ]
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- Follow the first African-American woman ever to go into space as she prepares for her first mission. [ read more ]
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- In 1979, a confrontation between the KKK and members of the Communist Worker's Party left five dead, 11 wounded--and no one in prison. [ read more ]
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