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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Host Neil deGrasse Tyson will tackle one of science's major challenges in each episode, framed as a simple question that ordinary people wonder and worry about. Neil will guide us as he explores dramatic discoveries and the frontiers of research that connect each central, provocative mystery.
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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This documentary looks at the plight of chimpanzees that have been used in research (specifically in space travel and medical testing). Goes into the problems various shelters have had with creating and maintaining sanctuaries for these chimpanzees, including the perceived risk to the public of having HIV chimpanzees in the neighborhood as well as trying to get a handle on the personalities and history of the chimpanzees themselves.
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2 videocassettes (240 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
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"Explores the complex demands of the country's rapidly changing multiracial and multicultural society and shows how American citizens imagine the new America of the 21st century"--Container.
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1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A documentary on the Mexican-American civil rights movement. The film tells the story of one key injustice, the refusal, by a small-town funeral home in Texas after World War II, to care for a dead soldier's body 'because the whites wouldn't like it,' and shows how the incident sparked outrage nationwide and contributed to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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2 videodiscs (220 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
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"It began as a border dispute, but soon escalated into a 16-month conflict that transformed a continent. The [film] tells the exciting and dramatic story of a war that cost Mexico nearly half its territory -- the present Southwest from Texas to California. This critically acclaimed documentary series, the first to study both sides of the conflict, presents a historical panorama filled with unforgettable characters like Mexican president Antonio Lopez...
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1 videodisc (27 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Presents the potential signs and causes of teen suicide as discussed by parents, teens, and experts within the dual formats of talk show and docu-drama. Contains interviews with teens who attempted suicide and discusses options available to such individuals or their parents.
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1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1703 Sarah Cloyce, survivor of the Salem witchcraft hysteria presents her story to a special commission empowered to investigate the trials for witchcraft. The events leading to the trials and the suffering they caused are told in flashback fashion.
8) The Congress
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1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Explores the history and promise of the country's most important and least understood institutions. The film chronicles the personalities, events and issues that have animated the first 200 years of congress.