Social Studies: U.S. History
Little Rock Central High: 50 Years Later A watershed moment in civil rights occurred when federal troops enforced Brown v. Board of Education at Little Rock Central High School. This program examines the de facto segregation that still plagues Little Rock and many American schools. An HBO Production. (71 minutes) © 2007
“An important addition to civil rights and black history collections.”—Booklist Highly recommended by Video Librarian. $179.95 QGR38967 • DVD
JFK: Three Shots that Changed America, Part 1 The Zapruder film—a silent 8mm home movie of the presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza—is the most complete visual recording of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, but it is only one part of the total record of sights and sounds captured that day. This A&E Special provides a shocking, unflinching look at the murder of the president and the days immedi- ately following. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. (90 minutes) © 2009 Preview Clip Online C $129.95 QGR43075 • DVD / VOD
JFK: Three Shots that Changed America, Part 2 For five decades, speculation and conspiracy theories have swirled around the murder of John F. Kennedy. This A&E Special explores some of the most intriguing of those controversies as it examines the assassination of a transformational leader cut down in his prime. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. (90 minutes) © 2009 Preview Clip Online C $129.95 QGR43076 • DVD / VOD
Cuban Missile Crisis:
An Exploration Through Archival Film Compiled by curriculum advisor Ben Walsh, this program features 11 extracts on the Cuban missile crisis from various archival films. (15 minutes) © 2006 Preview Clip Online C $99.95 QGR44494 • DVD / VOD
Bill Moyers Journal: LBJ’s Road to War Tracing a president’s steps in escalating war, this edition of the Journal looks back to Lyndon Johnson’s deliberations on U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Broadcast date: November 20, 2009. (57 minutes) © 2009 Preview Clip Online C $169.95 QGR41299 • DVD / VOD
LBJ and Vietnam: In the Eye of the Storm Taking office after Kennedy’s assassination, Lyndon B. Johnson inherited an administration that was committed to a war half a world away. Eventually, the weight of that burden brought America to its knees and toppled LBJ’s presidency. This A&E Special offers an extraordinary inside view of a presidency in crisis and the personal torment of a man torn between completing the task at hand and the unbearable cost of doing so. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. (90 minutes) © 2002 Preview Clip Online C $129.95 QGR43085 • DVD / VOD
The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306 This Academy Award–nominated film features Reverend Billy Kyles’ eyewitness account of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.—and of the sanitation workers’ strike that Dr. King had come to Memphis to support. (33 minutes) © 2008 Preview Clip Online C o
Best Documentary Short Subject, Academy Awards Nominee, 2009 $129.95 QGR40368 • DVD / VOD
Vietnam: Ringing Down the Curtain Using archival footage and interviews with historians and veterans, this A&E Special tracks the story of American involvement in the Vietnam War from the Cambodian incursion of 1970 to the Easter Offensive of 1972. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. (45 minutes) © 2001 Preview Clip Online C $129.95 QGR43121 • DVD / VOD
Vietnam: Homecoming In June 2005, Branson, Missouri, held Operation Homecoming, a weeklong celebration to provide Vietnam veterans with the welcome home they never received. This A&E Special spotlights the event, which more than 40,000 people attended. Reflections of veterans on their harrowing experi- ences and their lives after the war are included. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. (45 minutes) © 2006 Preview Clip Online C $129.95 QGR43120 • DVD / VOD
The Day the Towers Fell This A&E Special looks at the World Trade Center tragedy through the eyes of the people who risked their lives to capture it on film. Interviews with some of these photographers combine with a sobering array of their unforgettable images—many not previ- ously available to the public—to paint an intensely intimate portrait of an outrage that changed the world. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. (45 minutes) © 2002 Preview Clip Online C o $129.95 QGR43048 • DVD / VOD
September 11th Like December 7, September 11 is a hallowed day in U.S. history, a time for reflection and remem- brance. This A&E Special looks back on the dark day in 2001 when a handful of al Qaeda terrorists struck a heavy blow against America. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. (84 minutes) © 2004 Preview Clip Online C $129.95 QGR43111 • DVD / VOD
New! Issues and Controversies in American History Video Clip Collection From Columbus’s “discovery” of the New World to recent environmental and foreign policy controver- sies, this album of 25 video clips is designed to spark dialogue on major junctures in U.S. history. Each clip runs 3 minutes or less. A Films for the Humanities and Sciences Production. (65 minutes) © 2012 C $169.95 QGR49105 • DVD
Requiem for Detroit? More than a requiem, this documentary touches on issues relevant to all students of American history and society by using Detroit as a window into many sociocultural aspects of American life. A Films of Record Production for BBC. (60 minutes) © 2010 Preview Clip Online C ‡ o $169.95 QGR43353 • DVD / VOD
Veterans Day Largely intended to honor living veterans, Veterans Day gives Americans a chance to reflect on what it means to send men and women to war and to celebrate their courage and dedication. This moving A&E Special traces the history of the holiday, from its initial founding as Armistice Day after World War I. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. (48 minutes) © 2004 Preview Clip Online C $129.95 QGR43119 • DVD / VOD
Wartorn 1861–2010 This program, directed by James Gandolfini, exam- ines case studies of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder spanning 150 years and six American wars. An HBO Production. (67 minutes) © 2010 C $169.95 QGR43879 • DVD
THC Classroom: Remember, Revere, Rule This program offers a behind-the-bench look at some colorful Supreme Court justices, a journey inside the National Archives to see one-of-a-kind documents, and a walk through the monumental Library of Congress, America’s storehouse of history. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. (47 minutes) © 1994 Preview Clip Online C $129.95 QGR43129 • DVD / VOD
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