Understanding race / produced by Lucky Pictures, Inc., for The Learning Channel ; producer/director, Lynn Dougherty.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Dougherty, Lynn, producer, director.

Coyote, Peter, narrator.

Lucky Pictures, Inc., producer.

Learning Channel (Firm), producer.

Films for the Humanities (Firm), distributor.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Race.

Genre:

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (52 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.

1/2 in.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [1999]

System Details:

VHS.

analog

magnetic

VHS

Summary:

Examines the history and power of the artificial distinction called "race", viewing it within historical, scientific, and cultural contexts. Topics include the anthropological unity of Homo sapiens; sanctioned discrimination, such as segregation; cultural biases based on racial stereotypes; and the underlying humanity that inextricably links us all.

Participant:

Narrator, Peter Coyote.

Credits:

Director of photography, Michael Meyers; music composed by Fred Karns.

Notes:

Videocassette release of the 1999 television program.

Includes public performance rights for University of Pennsylvania only. Streaming not allowed without a separate license.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

OCLC:

42334436

Publisher Number:

19137397

FFH 8898 Films for the Humanities & Sciences