A history of Black achievement in America
Subtitle: Vol. 3, program 5 : Foundation for equality : Program 6 : Depression and war
By: produced by Centre Communications, Inc. for Ambrose Video Publishing
Contributors: Avery, James, 1948-; Reeder, Mark; Keasley, Alphonse; Meyer, Ronald C.; Centre Communications, Inc; Ambrose Video Publishing
Publisher: distributed by Ambrose Video Publishing
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 54
Subjects: African Americans; History; Biography
Other titles: Foundation for equality; Depression and war; Black achievement in America
Description: This original eight-part series on four volumes documents black achievement in American history, its defining role in the growth of the country, and its influence on current events. The series highlights the many contributions of black Americans that have influenced and shaped the history of the United States.
Notes: DVD extras include historical documents, photo gallery, teacher's guide, hi-def enhanced.

Co-producers, Ronald C. Meyer, Alphonse Keasley, Jr.; director, Scott Gordon ; original music, David Arkenstone ; writers, Ron G. Meyer, Mark Reeder, Alphonse Keasley.

Hosted by James Avery.

DVD.

Soundtrack in English; subtitles available in English or Spanish.
Table of contents: title: Program 5. 1904. Scott Joplin and Ma Rainey initiate the merger of Two Cultures; title: 1909. Matthew Henson discovers the North Pole; title: 1909. W.E.B. DuBois founds the NAACP; title: 1924. George Washington Carver Renaissance man; title: 1925. Alain Locke leads Harlem Renaissance; title: 1926. Satchel Paige stars in the National Negro Baseball League.; title: Program 6. 1935. Mary McLeod Bethune: American Woman of the 20th century; title: 1936-38. Jesse Owens and Joe Louis debunk Hitler's claim of Aryan superiority; title: 1939. Hattie McDonald wins the Oscar; title: 1940. First Black general, Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., is stepping stone to desegregation of U.S. Army; title: 1943. Duke Ellington's band perform "Black, Brown and Beige" at Carnegie Hall.