Research Catalog

I am somebody

Title
I am somebody [videorecording] / KMBC-TV, Metromedia Inc., Kansas City ; producer and narrator, Claude Dorsey ; director, Mike Flagler.
Publication
Kansas City, Mo. : KMBC-TV, 1978-12.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Request Appointment

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.

Moving imageUse in library Sc Visual DVD-808Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound

Details

Additional Authors
  • Dorsey, Claude.
  • Flagler, Mike.
  • Jackson, Jesse, 1941-
  • KMBC-TV (Television station : Kansas City, Mo.)
  • World Institute of Black Communications.
  • CEBA Collection.
Description
1 videocassette of 1 (U-matic) (52 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
Summary
Describes Project Excel, a program at Central High School, Kansas City, Missouri, intiated by the school's alumni association. The project combined parent, community and student involvement to turn a declining and disreptuable school into one of pride and achievement. Reverend Jesse Jackson was recruited to help and is seen throughout giving his speech emphasizing "I am somebody." Includes interviews with all participants involved.
Subject
  • African American students > Missouri > Kansas City
  • African Americans > Education (Secondary) > Missouri > Kansas City
  • African American teachers and the community > Missouri > Kansas City
  • Community and school > United States
  • African American student movements > Missouri > Kansas City
Genre/Form
  • Community affairs.
  • Black films and programs.
Note
  • This program forms part of the Communications Excellence to Black Audiences (CEBA) Award Collection, a competition sponsored by the World Association of Black Communications, Inc.
Call Number
Sc Visual VRB-124
OCLC
NYPG89-F66
Title
I am somebody [videorecording] / KMBC-TV, Metromedia Inc., Kansas City ; producer and narrator, Claude Dorsey ; director, Mike Flagler.
Imprint
Kansas City, Mo. : KMBC-TV, 1978-12.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Connect to:
Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound
Added Author
Dorsey, Claude. Production personnel. Narrator
Flagler, Mike. Director
Jackson, Jesse, 1941-
KMBC-TV (Television station : Kansas City, Mo.)
World Institute of Black Communications.
CEBA Collection.
Research Call Number
Sc Visual VRB-124 Original of Sc Visual DVD-808
View in Legacy Catalog