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Summary:

I am somebody : Records the 1969 strike by black, predominantly female, hospital workers in Charleston, S.C. for better working conditions and higher wages. Shows how the struggle was won by a coalition of local and national union and civil rights groups plus the local black community through nonviolent marches and demonstrations. Highlights Andrew Young, Coretta Scott King, Ralph Abernathy, and Walter Reuther speaking and working in defense of the workers.
Integration report 1 : Documentary on the use of organized resistance as a force of social change, featuring 1959 and 1960 footage of rallies, demonstrations and marches from Montgomery, Monroe, NC, Brooklyn, Greenville, SC, Washington, and Glendale, NY. Speakers including Martin Luther King, J.S. Hall, Robert Williams, and others.
A tribute to Malcolm X : Discusses the influence of Malcolm X upon the present black liberation movement. Includes an interview with his widow, Betty Shabazz.

Table of Contents:

• I am somebody (1970) (30 min.)
• Integration report I (1960) (21 min.)
• A tribute to Malcolm X (1967) (14 min.).

Contributors:

Anderson, Madeline , film director, film producer, editor of moving image work

Hunstein, Don , director of photography

Mitchell, Roland (Director of photography) , director of photography

Burney, Alfonso , director of photography

Cressey, Richard , director of photography

Fletcher, John (Director of photography) , director of photography

Leacock, Richard , director of photography

Maysles, Albert , director of photography

Puello, Robert , director of photography

Voynow, Zina (Film editor) , editor of moving image work

Mitchell, Loften , narrator

Brown, Robert Graham , narrator

Angelou, Maya , performer

Hayman, Lillian, 1922-1994 , performer

Bartow, James , performer

American Foundation on Nonviolence , presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

Icarus Films , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English; closed-captioned in English.

Included Works:

I am somebody (Motion picture)

Integration report 1 (Motion picture)

Tribute to Malcolm X (Motion picture)

Celebrate Moe!

Related Works:

Black journal (Television program)

Subjects:

Anderson, Madeline

African Americans — Civil rights — History — 20th century

Civil rights movements — United States — History — 20th century

Racism — United States — History — 20th century

United States — Race relations — History — 20th century

Hospital Workers' Strike, Charleston, S.C., 1969

Charleston (S.C.) — Race relations

Hospitals — Employees — Labor unions — South Carolina — Charleston

X, Malcolm, 1925-1965

African American Muslims — Biography

African American civil rights workers — Biography

Hospital Workers' Strike (Charleston, South Carolina : 1969)

1900-1999

Racism

Race relations

African Americans — Civil rights

Hospitals — Employees — Labor unions

Hospitals

African Americans

African American Muslims

African American civil rights workers

Civil rights movements

United States

South Carolina

South Carolina — Charleston

Genres:

Motion pictures

Documentary films

Short films

Nonfiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

History

Biographies

System Details:

DVD; all regions.

Performers:

Integration report 1 : Narration by Loften Mitchell ; Narrated by Robert Graham Brown ; Singers : Maya Angelou, Lillian Hayman, James Bartow.

Production Credits:

I am somebody : The American Foundation on Nonviolence presents ; produced, directed and edited by Madeline Anderson ; photographed by Don Hunstein, Roland Mitchell.
Integration report 1 : Produced by Madeline Anderson ; photographed by Alfonso Burney, Richard Cressey, John Fletcher, Richard Leacock, Albert Maysles, Robert Puello ; edited by Zina Voynow.
A tribute to Malcolm X : Produced by Madeline Anderson.

General Notes:

Originally released in 1960, 1967, and 1970.
A tribute to Malcolm X originally produced by WNET/13 as a segment of the television program, Black journal, in 1969.
Full screen (1.33:1).
Bonus features : Smithsonian oral history interview ; Celebrate Moe!, a 13 min. short film about Moe Foner by Michelle Miller.
Booklet : Madeline Anderson, in her own words: interview between Rhea L. Combs and Madeline Anderson -- Preservation notes / Walter Forsberg -- Film credits -- 'I am somebody': the story of the making of a movie (April 1970) -- Bread and roses: Moe Foner's labor legacy / Michelle Miller.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (65 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm)

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; all regions

Call Numbers:

I A DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 854565002258

OCLC Numbers:

1020252463