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1) Fences
Author
Language
English
Description
Wilson tells the story of four generations of black Americans and how they passed on a legacy of morals, mores, attitudes,and patterns through stories with and without music.
2) Radio golf
Author
Series
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
81 p. : 22 cm.
Language
English
4) Jitney
Author
Series
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
77 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (590 min.) : digital sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on Matt Ruff's novel, this series follows Korean war vet Atticus Freeman, his friend Letitia and his Uncle George on a journey across 1950s Jim Crow America where they face racist terrors and the terrifying monsters of an H.P. Lovecraft paperback.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Way back in 2002, the brothers were hot on the heels of The Man, the leader of a racist, worldwide syndicate known as The Organization, but accidentally got caught in an avalanche of oppressive, white snow. Sixteen years later, they are discovered, thawed out, and as Undercover Brother remains in a coma; Lionel sets out to finish the job they started. With the help of The Brotherhood, Lionel must take on an even more dangerous threat to the black...
9) Till
Publisher
Orion Releasing LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (131 min.) : digital sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Till is a profoundly emotional and cinematic film about the true story of Mamie Till Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi. In Mamie's poignant journey of grief turned to action, we see the universal power of a mother's ability to change the world.
10) 12 years a slave
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 134 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup, an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps and must find the strength within to survive. Filled with powerful performances by an astonishing cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad...