Negroes with guns [videorecording] : Rob Williams and Black power / California Newsreel presents ; directed by Sandra Dickson, Churchill Roberts ; writer, Sandra Dickson ; produced by the Documentary Institute.
2005
E185.615 .N44 2005
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Negroes with guns [videorecording] : Rob Williams and Black power / California Newsreel presents ; directed by Sandra Dickson, Churchill Roberts ; writer, Sandra Dickson ; produced by the Documentary Institute.
Publication Details
[South Burlington, VT] : California Newsreel, 2005.
Language
English
Language Note
Closed-captioned.
Description
1 videodisc (53 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Call Number
E185.615 .N44 2005
Dewey Decimal Classification
323.1196/073
Summary
Documents the life and times of political activist, Robert F. Williams. From his childhood in Monroe, North Carolina, to his self-exile and eventual return to the U.S., the film uses interviews and stock footage to tell the story of the forefather of the Black power movement in the United States.
Credits
Director of photography, Cindy Hill ; music, Terence Blanchard ; editor, Dan Spiess.
System Details Note
DVD.
Historical Data
Robert Franklin Williams (February 26, 1925-October 15, 1996) was a civil rights leader, author, and the president of the Monroe, North Carolina, NAACP chapter in the 1950s and early 1960s. At a time when racial tension was high and official abuses were rampant, Williams was a key figure in promoting both integration and armed Black self-defense in the United States.
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