Summary Follows the life and struggles of theorist and writer, Frantz Fanon. From his birth in Martinique to his fight against the colonial movement until his death in 1961, it shows the influential man and the battles he fought. Summary A documentary on the personal and public life of orator, emancipator, and statesman Frederick Douglass as told in his own words. Using flashbacks, re-creates critical events that shaped his life. Hoping to escape from the racism and poverty of the post-Civil War South, they came north.
Combines archival footage with contemporary interviews.
Lesbian and gay youth speak out. 1994 Summary Interviews in a Michigan prison with women imprisoned for murdering abusive men in self-defense. Highlights inequalities and injustices of the legal regarding women. Shows how one group of women organized to improve their economic situation. 1991 Summary Documents the history of the civil rights movement in the United States from 1963-1990 with documentary file clips.