Standing on my Sister's Shoulders
(eVideo)

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Women Make Movies (Firm), Distributor
Kanopy (Firm), Distributor
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Women Make Movies, 2002., Kanopy Streaming, 2018.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (61 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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eVideo
Language
English

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Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 2002.
Description
In 1965, when three women walked into the US House of Representatives in Washington D.C., they had come a very long way. Neither lawyers nor politicians, they were ordinary women from Mississippi, and descendants of African slaves. They had come to their country’s capital seeking civil rights, the first black women to be allowed in the senate chambers in nearly 100 years. A missing chapter in our nation’s record of the Civil Rights movement, this powerful documentary reveals the movement in Mississippi in the 1950’s and 60’s from the point of view of the courageous women who lived it – and emerged as its grassroots leaders. Their living testimony offers a window into a unique moment when the founders’ promise of freedom and justice passed from rhetoric to reality for all Americans. Through moving interviews and powerful archival footage, STANDING ON MY SISTERS' SHOULDERS weaves a story of commitment, passion and perseverance and tells the story of the women fought for change in Mississippi and altered the course of American history forever.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language
In English

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

(2002). Standing on my Sister's Shoulders . Women Make Movies.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

2002. Standing On My Sister's Shoulders. Women Make Movies.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Standing On My Sister's Shoulders Women Make Movies, 2002.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Standing On My Sister's Shoulders Women Make Movies, 2002.

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