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The promised land. Season 1, Episode 3, We stand at the crossroads [with captions] / a co-production of BBC TV and Discovery Productions ; series writer, Mark Hayhurst ; director, Edmund Coulthard ; series producer, Anthony Geffen.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lemann, Nicholas--Television adaptations.
- Lemann, Nicholas.
- African Americans--Migrations--History--20th century.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Illinois--Chicago--History.
- Rural-urban migration--United States--History--20th century.
- Rural-urban migration.
- Chicago (Ill.)--Economic conditions.
- Chicago (Ill.).
- Chicago (Ill.)--Race relations.
- Chicago (Ill.)--Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Television adaptations.
- Television mini-series.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (50 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Promised land (history). Episode 03, We stand at the crossroads
- Promised land. Episode 3, We stand at the crossroads (with captions)
- We stand at the crossroads
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 1996.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Compared favourably to Roots, this series was transmitted to rave reviews in America, was repeated in one five-hour-long showing in a prime time Saturday evening slot and was nominated for an International Emmy. Based on Nicholas Lemann's international bestseller, it follows the 1940-1960 migration of more than five million African Americans from the fields and farms of the Deep South for a new life in the big cities of the North, principally Chicago. Those brave men and women recount their lifetime experiences against a soundtrack of jazz and blues.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Morgan Freeman.
- Notes:
- Based on the book "The promised land" by Nicholas Lemann.
- Title from resource description page (viewed April 25, 2024).
- OCLC:
- 1439295578
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