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The Resource The powerbroker : Whitney Young's fight for civil rights, directed by Christine Khalafian, Taylor Hamilton

The powerbroker : Whitney Young's fight for civil rights, directed by Christine Khalafian, Taylor Hamilton

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Summary
The Powerbroker tells the story of Whitney Young, who biographer Nancy Weiss Malkiel called 'the inside man of the black revolution.' A social worker who became the executive director of the National Urban League from 1961 to his death in 1971, he was denigrated by black power advocates, but by challenging America's business and political communities directly, Young was able to make in-roads where other civil rights leader could not
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 videodisc (60 min.)
Note
  • Title from web page
  • Originally broadcast, Feb. 18, 2013, on PBS
Isbn
9781608838882
Instance
Label
The powerbroker : Whitney Young's fight for civil rights
Title
The powerbroker
Title remainder
Whitney Young's fight for civil rights
Statement of responsibility
directed by Christine Khalafian, Taylor Hamilton
Title variation
  • Powerbroker
  • Power broker
Title variation remainder
Whitney Young's fight for civil rights
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
The Powerbroker tells the story of Whitney Young, who biographer Nancy Weiss Malkiel called 'the inside man of the black revolution.' A social worker who became the executive director of the National Urban League from 1961 to his death in 1971, he was denigrated by black power advocates, but by challenging America's business and political communities directly, Young was able to make in-roads where other civil rights leader could not
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TEFMT
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videorecording
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Independent lens (Television program)
Credits note
Writer and producer, Bonnie Boswell, Christine Khalafian, Taylor Hamilton ; music, Didler Leplae, Joe Wong
Language note
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing
PerformerNote
Narrator: Alfre Woodard
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1953-
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  • Khalafian, Christine
  • Hamilton, Taylor
  • Boswell, Bonnie B
  • Woodard, Alfre
  • PBS Distribution (Firm)
Runtime
60
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  • Young, Whitney M
  • African Americans
  • Civil rights workers
  • African American civil rights workers
Technique
live action
Label
The powerbroker : Whitney Young's fight for civil rights, directed by Christine Khalafian, Taylor Hamilton
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Publication
Note
  • Title from web page
  • Originally broadcast, Feb. 18, 2013, on PBS
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
830556764
Dimensions
4 3/4 in
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (60 min.)
Isbn
9781608838882
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
Bowdoin stacks copy: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
Other control number
841887018913
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
INL61408
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD format; widescreen, 5.1 Surround, region 1
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The powerbroker : Whitney Young's fight for civil rights, directed by Christine Khalafian, Taylor Hamilton
Publication
Note
  • Title from web page
  • Originally broadcast, Feb. 18, 2013, on PBS
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
830556764
Dimensions
4 3/4 in
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (60 min.)
Isbn
9781608838882
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
Bowdoin stacks copy: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
Other control number
841887018913
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
INL61408
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD format; widescreen, 5.1 Surround, region 1
Video recording format
DVD

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