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The War Between the States finally brought an end to centuries of slavery in America. Read more

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Fantastically brilliant
Without question, this series is one of the best documentaries on American History ever made: loaded with obscure info, thorough, challenging, and well-produced. Get it. ... Read more

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Clay-Liston I - Cassius Clay Beats Up The Big Bear!
NBC Sports created a brief series in the early 1990's called "The Greatest Fights Series".This is the first fight in that series, and it is a perfect introduction to the rest of the series, as it features a 10 to 1 underdog Cassius Clay going up agaisnt the seemingly unbeatable Sonny Liston.
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This DVD showcases two vintage film biographies of the greatest African American sports superstars of their day, Jackie Robinson and Joe Louis.Read more

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A Great Movie Against Bigotry and Hatred!! Robinson Rules!!
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to playmajor league baseball back in 1947.He does a superb articulate acting job playing himself and the adversity and struggles that he triumphed over.It's a must see moving film against bigotry and hatred!! ... Read more

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Following the story of the slave years in America, Read more

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a must have
Jackie Robinson is Amazing to me.everything that he had to overcome and deal with and yet Maintain his Sanity is Unbelievable.this Video documents a true Hero who deserves to have A National Holiday named for him.he is aremarkable Human Being Period.a Great All-Around Athlete.a Man with alot ofCourage&Heart. ... Read more

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Culled from rare black-and-white footage from the early to mid-20thcentury, this excellent anthology showcases a number of gems from the best andbrightest female vocalists in America. There's the radiant "Empress of theBlues" Bessie Smith in her only recorded film appearance singing "St. LouisBlues." The gospel great Sister Rosetta Tharpe delivers a down-home version of"That Lonesome Road," which is contrasted by jazzy and sassy Dinah Washington's"Lean Baby." The immortal Billie Holliday's touching 1957 TV performance of"Fine and Mellow," recorded with saxophonists Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, andGerry Mulligan two years before her death in 1959, is the finest clip in thiscollection. From Ethel Waters and Sarah Vaughan to Lena Horne, Ida Cox, andPeggy Lee, this set shows why women have been the standard bearers of theAmerican vocal tradition. Read more

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Good additional material for class
I have to agree with one of the earlier reviewers:the complete "videos" on this tape are fantastic, but the narrated voice-over (delivered in a near-monotone) during the opening bits isn't of much use.Still, I use portions of this tape in my Jazz History class, and at least the narration backs up the info that students are given in their textbooks.In all, I like certain clips in here better than the Burns "Jazz" anthology simply because they ARE complete.

Buyer Sings the Blues
The songs may be "complete" as the DVD claims, but what isn't mentioned is the inane narration over the beginning of just about every clip on the disk, which spoiled much of the enjoyment for me. I bought the DVD for the Connee Boswell clip (love those Boswell Sisters), but after the narration there's just eighteen seconds of the song left. By the way, even accounting for the age/rarity of the clips, the quality of them often leaves something to be desired, as well.

THESE LADIES WERE THE PIONEERS.
They had prepared the way for so many female singers of today. Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Dinah Washington, Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan, Lena Horne, Ethel Waters, and many more. With the stars that are jam packed inside this video, makes the video worth seeing. So if blues and the ladies that sing them interests you, then by all means, take advantage of this must see video; you'll be glad you did. ... Read more

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