Films & Videos
Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
DVD. By Na Maka o ka `Aina. 1993. 58 min.
A comprehensive documentary that focuses on the events surrounding the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893.
Democracy & Citizenship, Pacific Islander, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements
At the River I Stand
DVD. By California Newsreel. 1993. 56 min.
Documents Memphis’ black community support for a path breaking strike by 1300 city sanitation workers for a living wage.
Barefoot Gen: The Bombing of Hiroshima As Seen Through the Eyes of a Young Boy
DVD. By Geneon; directed by Mori Masaki. 1992. 170 min.
Barefoot Gen is a story about the devastating effects of war on everyday life.
The Children’s March
DVD. By Hudson and Houston. 2005. 40 minutes.
This Academy Award-winning documentary film tells the heroic story of the young people in Birmingham, Alabama, who brought segregation to its knees.
Chisholm ‘72 - Unbought and Unbossed
DVD. By Shola Lynch. 2004. 76 min.
Documentary about Brooklyn Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm and her campaign to become the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee in 1972.
African American, Democracy & Citizenship, Individuals in US History, Women's History
February One
DVD. By California Newsreel. 2004. 61 min.
February One tells the inspiring story surrounding the 1960 Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins that revitalized the Civil Rights Movement and set an example of student militancy for the coming decade.
Freedom Song
DVD. By Carrie Productions. 2006. 117 min.
A documentary about the Civil Rights Movement in a small Mississippi town in 1961.
