Considering reparations : paying the debt for slavery / MacNeil/Lehrer Productions.
In addition to harming those directly enslaved, slavery in America has stigmatized all black Americans and deeply wounded a nation committed to providing liberty and justice for all. This highly charged yet balanced NewsHour program broaches the subject of social and financial reparations for descen...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Films Media Group,
[2006]
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| Genre/Form: | Educational films, Internet videos, Videorecording |
| Summary: | In addition to harming those directly enslaved, slavery in America has stigmatized all black Americans and deeply wounded a nation committed to providing liberty and justice for all. This highly charged yet balanced NewsHour program broaches the subject of social and financial reparations for descendants of African-American slaves. Representative John Conyers (D-MI), the introducer of reparation legislation to Congress; proponent Lerone Bennett, author of Forced into Glory; dissenter Walter Williams, of George Mason University; and others talk about the horrors of slavery, post-traumatic slavery syndrome, and forms of reparation. |
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| Item Description: | Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on Aug. 02, 2006. |
| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video file (11 min.) : sound, color, digital file. |
| Format: | System requirements: FOD playback platform. Mode of access: Internet. |
| Audience: | 11 & up. |
| Access: | Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |