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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day making of a holiday
Title
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day [electronic resource (video)] : making of a holiday / On The Potomac Productions.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2008], c1978.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (28 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Jan. 19, 2008.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Paying lip service to Dr. King's message is one thing, creating a national holiday is quite another. This is the story of how Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, birthday became a national holiday-of the unrelenting drive of his widow, Coretta Scott King, to carry on his work; of politicians (especially Representative John Conyers, Jr.) determined to memorialize Dr. King and offer hope as the alternative to black rage at his assassination; of the ultimately silly arguments against the holiday (such as the economic cost of lost man-hours of work) Rare documentary footage and interviews follow the chronology of events, while the participation of Stevie Wonder, Bill Cosby, Harry Belafonte, Diana Ross, and host LeVar Burton provides the program with genuine celebration. From King's "I Have a Dream" speech to Stevie Wonder's "Happy Birthday, Martin," this is an engaging look at the making of a holiday.
Variant and related titles
Making of a holiday
Films on demand.
Other formats
Originally produced: On The Potomac Productions, 1978
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
7 & up.
Contents
Political Support for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (2:55)
Popular Support for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (6:03)
A March on Washington for Martin Luther King, Jr. (2:58)
Opposition to a Holiday for Martin Luther King, Jr. (3:44)
Congress Establishes Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (2:27)
Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. (5:08)
Videorecording number
1691 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
On The Potomac Productions.
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