Mighty times : the children's march
Title
:
Mighty times : the children's march
Summary
:
Contains interviews with some of the protesters. In May of 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. asked black people of Birmingham, Alabama to go to jail in the cause of racial equality. The adults were afraid to go to jail and so the school children marched and over 5000 of them were arrested. This led to President Kennedy sponsoring the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the March on Washington. Portions of this film were reenacted using vintage cameras and film stocks.
Other Title
:
Children's march.
Year Published
:
2016
Physical Description
:
1 videodisc (40 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) with PDF of teacher's guide
Note
:
Originally produced as a documentary film in 2004.
"A project of the Southern Poverty Law Center."
Teacher's guide by Jeff Sapp includes nine ready-made lesson plans with reproducibles and a list of Internet sources.
Awards
:
Academy Award, Best Documentary Short Subject, 2005
Subject
:
Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Protest movements -- Alabama -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Alabama -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights demonstrations -- Alabama -- History -- 20th century.
Race discrimination -- United States -- 20th century.
Toleration -- Study and teaching -- United States -- 20th century.
Geographic Term
:
Southern States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Birmingham (Ala.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Genre
:
Closed captioned video recordings.
Documentary films.
Added Author
:
Houston, Robert.
Hudson, Robert, 1960-
La Tour, Nick.
Ellison, Andrew.
Davis, Don.
Ellison, Anthony.
Brewer, Mark H.
Keenan, Susan P.
Added Corporate Author
:
Teaching Tolerance (Project)
Tell the Truth Pictures.
Southern Poverty Law Center.
Summary
:
Contains interviews with some of the protesters. In May of 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. asked black people of Birmingham, Alabama to go to jail in the cause of racial equality. The adults were afraid to go to jail and so the school children marched and over 5000 of them were arrested. This led to President Kennedy sponsoring the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the March on Washington. Portions of this film were reenacted using vintage cameras and film stocks.
Publisher
:
Montgomery, AL. : Teaching Tolerance Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, [2016]
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| A. Blair McPherson | TR 323.1 CHI | Teacher resource | 41458000025412 | Teacher Materials |