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The Resource Driving while black : race, space and mobility in America, a film by Gretchen Sorin and Ric Burns ; produced by Emily Pfeil, Emir Lewis, Steven Bennett, Kathryn Clinard ; senior producer, Bonnie Lafave ; co-producer, Greg Sorin ; written & directed by Ric Burns and Gretchen Sorin ; a production of Steeplechase Films

Driving while black : race, space and mobility in America, a film by Gretchen Sorin and Ric Burns ; produced by Emily Pfeil, Emir Lewis, Steven Bennett, Kathryn Clinard ; senior producer, Bonnie Lafave ; co-producer, Greg Sorin ; written & directed by Ric Burns and Gretchen Sorin ; a production of Steeplechase Films

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Summary
Chronicling the riveting history and personal experiences, at once liberating and challenging, harrowing and inspiring, deeply revealing and profoundly transforming, of African Americans on the road from the advent of the automobile through the seismic changes of the 1960s and beyond, it explores the deep background of a recent phrase rooted in realities that have been an indelible part of the African American experience for hundreds of years
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 videodisc (120 min.)
Note
  • Documentary
  • Originally released as a documentary in 2020
  • Program content: ©2020
Contents
  • Act One. Introduction ; The Root of it ; Civil War & Reconstruction ; Jim Crow ; The Great Migration
  • Act Two. Birth of the automobile ; The Myth of mobility ; Dangerous roadways
  • Act Three. The Green Book ; Black entrepreneurship ; The Highway ; Civil Rights Era
  • Act Four. DWB ; The Cruel reality ; Conclusion
Isbn
9781531712518
Instance
Label
Driving while black : race, space and mobility in America
Title
Driving while black
Title remainder
race, space and mobility in America
Statement of responsibility
a film by Gretchen Sorin and Ric Burns ; produced by Emily Pfeil, Emir Lewis, Steven Bennett, Kathryn Clinard ; senior producer, Bonnie Lafave ; co-producer, Greg Sorin ; written & directed by Ric Burns and Gretchen Sorin ; a production of Steeplechase Films
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Film director
Film distributor
Film producer
Production company
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Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Chronicling the riveting history and personal experiences, at once liberating and challenging, harrowing and inspiring, deeply revealing and profoundly transforming, of African Americans on the road from the advent of the automobile through the seismic changes of the 1960s and beyond, it explores the deep background of a recent phrase rooted in realities that have been an indelible part of the African American experience for hundreds of years
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TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
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M93caV9x5yo
Credits note
Cinematography, Buddy Squires, Samuel Russell ; editor, Emir Lewis ; original music, Brian Keane
Dewey number
323.1196/073
Intended audience
TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-14 (parents strongly cautioned; this program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age)
Language note
  • In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH)
  • "Subtitles are a function of the disc and serve the same function as closed captions"--Container
LC call number
E185.61
LC item number
.D75 2021
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  • Sorin, Gretchen Sullivan
  • Burns, Ric
  • Pfeil, Emily
  • Lewis, Emir
  • Bennett, Steven
  • Clinard, Kathryn
  • Lafave, Bonnie
  • Sorin, Greg
  • Keane, Brian
  • Squires, Buddy
  • Russell, Sam
  • Steeplechase Films Inc
  • Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
  • PBS Distribution (Firm)
Runtime
120
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  • African Americans
  • African American automobile drivers
  • Automobile travel
  • Segregation in transportation
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • Civil rights
  • United States
  • Discrimination in law enforcement
  • Noirs américains
  • Voyages en automobile
  • Ségrégation dans le transport
  • Noirs américains
  • Noirs américains
  • Droits de l'homme
  • États-Unis
  • Discrimination dans l'application des lois
  • Discrimination in law enforcement
  • African American automobile drivers
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • Automobile travel
  • Civil rights
  • Race relations
  • Segregation in transportation
  • United States
Technique
live action
Label
Driving while black : race, space and mobility in America, a film by Gretchen Sorin and Ric Burns ; produced by Emily Pfeil, Emir Lewis, Steven Bennett, Kathryn Clinard ; senior producer, Bonnie Lafave ; co-producer, Greg Sorin ; written & directed by Ric Burns and Gretchen Sorin ; a production of Steeplechase Films
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Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • Documentary
  • Originally released as a documentary in 2020
  • Program content: ©2020
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
Contents
Act One. Introduction ; The Root of it ; Civil War & Reconstruction ; Jim Crow ; The Great Migration -- Act Two. Birth of the automobile ; The Myth of mobility ; Dangerous roadways -- Act Three. The Green Book ; Black entrepreneurship ; The Highway ; Civil Rights Era -- Act Four. DWB ; The Cruel reality ; Conclusion
Control code
on1223972086
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (120 min.)
Isbn
9781531712518
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
841887044264
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
DWBL601
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation (16x9); 5.1 surround
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Driving while black : race, space and mobility in America, a film by Gretchen Sorin and Ric Burns ; produced by Emily Pfeil, Emir Lewis, Steven Bennett, Kathryn Clinard ; senior producer, Bonnie Lafave ; co-producer, Greg Sorin ; written & directed by Ric Burns and Gretchen Sorin ; a production of Steeplechase Films
Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • Documentary
  • Originally released as a documentary in 2020
  • Program content: ©2020
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
Contents
Act One. Introduction ; The Root of it ; Civil War & Reconstruction ; Jim Crow ; The Great Migration -- Act Two. Birth of the automobile ; The Myth of mobility ; Dangerous roadways -- Act Three. The Green Book ; Black entrepreneurship ; The Highway ; Civil Rights Era -- Act Four. DWB ; The Cruel reality ; Conclusion
Control code
on1223972086
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (120 min.)
Isbn
9781531712518
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
841887044264
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
DWBL601
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation (16x9); 5.1 surround
Video recording format
DVD

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