<I>Long Shadows</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1987
name: label: Directed by
content: Ross Spears, American, born 1947
label: Written by
content: Jamie Ross, American
label: Written by
content: Ross Spears, American, born 1947
label: Subject of
content: President Jimmy Carter, American, born 1924
label: Subject of
content: Robert Traynham Coles, American, 1929 - 2020
label: Subject of
content: John Hope Franklin, American, 1915 - 2009
label: Subject of
content: Albert Murray, American, 1916 - 2013
label: Subject of
content: James Reston Jr., American, born 1941
label: Subject of
content: Louis "Studs" Terkel, American, 1912 - 2008
label: Subject of
content: Robert Penn Warren, American, 1905 - 1989
label: Subject of
content: Tom Wicker, American, 1926 - 2011
label: Subject of
content: C. Vann Woodard PhD, American, 1908 - 1999
label: Owned by
content: D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
label: Subject of
content: Robert G. Shaw, American, 1837 - 1863
label: Subject of
content: Albert Turner, 1936 - 2000
label: Subject of
content: President Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809 - 1865
notes: label: Caption
content: This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
label: Description
content: A documentary film with the title Long Shadows. It consists of two (2) reels of color 16mm polyester film with optical sound.
label: Description
content: The documentary explores the enduring effects of the American Civil War in various facets of life, including politics, civil rights, foreign policy, economics etc. Some of the individuals featured are President Jimmy Carter, Robert Traynham Coles, John Hope Franklin, Robert Penn Warren, Tom Wicker, and several other prominent Americans.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Manassas, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
label: Place filmed
content: Chicago, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
label: Place filmed
content: Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Documentary films
label: Topic
content: Economics
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
label: Topic
content: United States History
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: DC Public Library Film Collection
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Transferred from the DC Public Library
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.55.73.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: sound films
label: Type
content: color films (visual works)
label: Type
content: feature films
label: Type
content: 16mm (photographic film size)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: polyester film
label: Dimensions
content: Physical extent (film) (Reel 1): 1500 ft
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (digital file's total): 1 hr., 29 min., 3 sec.