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Driving while black : race, space and mobility in America  Cover Image DVD DVD

Driving while black : race, space and mobility in America

Sorin, Gretchen Sullivan, (film director.). Burns, Ric, (film director.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (publisher.).

Summary: This documentary examines the history of African Americans on the road, from the depths of the Depression to the height of the civil rights movement and on to today. The film explores deeply embedded dynamics of race and mobility in America, focusing in particular on the historical background, unfolding reality, and contemporary relevance of the experience of African Americans navigating the nation's highways during the last four decades of Jim Crow. -- adapted from container.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1531712517
  • ISBN: 9781531712518
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
    videodisc
  • Publisher: Arlington, VA : PBS Distribution, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Originally released as a documentary in 2020.
Wide screen.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Original music by Brian Keane.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: TV14.
System Details Note:
DVD, 16 x 9 wide screen; NTSC, region 1; 5.1 surround.
Language Note:
English dialogue; 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.
Subject: United States Race relations History 20th century
Civil rights United States History 20th century
African Americans Social conditions 20th century
African Americans Segregation History 20th century
Segregation in transportation United States History 20th century
Automobile travel United States History 20th century
African American automobile drivers History 20th century
African Americans Travel History 20th century
Genre: Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Hood River County Library District.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Hood River County Library DVD 323.1196 DRI (Text) 33892100724088 Adult DVDs Available -

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