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Driving while black : race, space and mobility in America / produced by Emily Pfeil, Emir Lewis, Steven Bennett, Kathryn Clinard ; co-producer, Greg Sorin ; written & directed by Ric Burns and Gretchen Sorin.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Sorin, Gretchen Sullivan, film director, screenwriter.
Burns, Ric, film director, screenwriter.
Pfeil, Emily, film producer.
Lewis, Emir, film producer, editor of moving image work.
Bennett, Steven (Producer), film producer.
Clinard, Kathryn, film producer.
Sorin, Greg, film producer.
Keane, Brian, composer (expression).
Squires, Buddy, director of photography.
Russell, Sam (Director), director of photography.
PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
African Americans--Travel--History--20th century.
African Americans.
African American automobile drivers--History--20th century.
African American automobile drivers.
Automobile travel--United States--History--20th century.
Automobile travel.
Segregation in transportation--United States--History--20th century.
Segregation in transportation.
African Americans--Segregation--History--20th century.
African Americans--Social conditions--20th century.
Civil rights--United States--History--20th century.
Civil rights.
History.
African Americans--Social conditions.
African Americans--Segregation.
African Americans--Travel.
United States--Race relations--History--20th century.
United States.
Race relations.
Genre:
Documentary films.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
polychrome
Place of Publication:
Arlington, VA : PBS Distribution, [2021]
Language Note:
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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.
System Details:
DVD, 16 x 9 wide screen; NTSC, region 1; 5.1 surround.
digital
optical
surround
Dolby digital 5.1
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
Summary:
Chronicling the riveting history and personal experiences, at once liberating and challenging, harrowing and inspiring, deeply revealing and profoundly transforming, of African Americans on the road from the advent of the automobile through the seismic changes of the 1960s and beyond, it explores the deep background of a recent phrase rooted in realities that have been an indelible part of the African American experience for hundreds of years.
Credits:
Cinematography, Buddy Squires, Samuel Russell ; music, Brian Keane ; editor, Emir Lewis.
Original music by Brian Keane.
Notes:
Originally released as a documentary in 2020.
Wide screen.
ISBN:
9781531712518
1531712517
OCLC:
1223972086
Publisher Number:
841887044264
DWBL601 PBS Distribution

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