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The Promised land

Title
The Promised land / a co-production of Discovery Productions and BBC TV.
Publication
Bethesda, Md. : Discovery Channel, 1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976.
  • King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
  • Coulthard, Edmund
  • Godwin, Nick
  • Freeman, Morgan
  • Blanchard, Terence
  • Lemann, Nicholas
  • Discovery Productions, Inc
  • British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service
  • Discovery Channel (Firm)
Description
5 videocassettes (198 min.) : sound, color, with black and white sequences; 1/2 in.
Summary
Documents the migration of African Americans from the rural, segregated, South to Chicago. Uses archival footage, still-photographs, and interviews with Chicago residents, to discuss the social and economic conditions of blacks in Chicago, from the beginning of the pre-World War II migration through 1970. Episode 4, "More angry than afraid," chronicles Martin Luther King's campaign to encourage racial integration in Chicago and features archival footage of King and Mayor Richard J. Daley.
Uniform Title
Promised land (Television program)
Alternative Title
  • Any place but here
  • Sweet home Chicago
  • Standing at the crossroads
  • More angry than afraid
  • Walls of Jericho
Subject
  • Lemann, Nicholas > Television adaptations
  • African Americans > Migrations > History > 20th century
  • Rural-urban migration > United States > History > 20th century
  • African Americans > Illinois > Chicago > History
  • African Americans > Southern States > History
  • Chicago (Ill.) > Race relations
Genre/Form
  • Television mini-series.
  • Television adaptations.
  • Documentary television programs.
  • Nonfiction television programs.
Note
  • Based on the book, The Promised Land, by Nicholas Lemann.
  • Incluces Promised Land promotional video.
Contents
Episode 1. Any place but here (48:52) -- Episode 2. Sweet home Chicago (48:50) -- Episode 3. Standing at the crossroads (48:44) -- Episode 4. More angry than afraid (49:04) -- Episode 5. The walls of Jericho (51:00)
Call Number
Sc Visual VRA-1200
OCLC
877109010
Title
The Promised land / a co-production of Discovery Productions and BBC TV.
Production
Bethesda, Md. : Discovery Channel, 1994.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videocassette
Performer
Narrator: Morgan Freeman.
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Added Author
Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Coulthard, Edmund, director.
Godwin, Nick, director.
Freeman, Morgan, narrator.
Blanchard, Terence, composer.
Lemann, Nicholas. Promised land.
Discovery Productions, Inc.
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
Discovery Channel (Firm)
Added Title
Promised land (Television program)
Any place but here
Sweet home Chicago
Standing at the crossroads
More angry than afraid
Walls of Jericho
Research Call Number
Sc Visual VRA-1200
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