BURBANK, CA - Jan. 22, 2014 - In honor of Black History Month, KCET, the nations largest independent public television station serving Southern and Central California, will broadcast seven fascinating documentaries throughout February which showcase the many achievements of African Americans and their contributions throughout U.S. history.
The Education of Harvey Gantt - Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 10 p.m.
Even after the Supreme Court decided the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, South Carolinas General Assembly passed numerous acts designed to maintain segregation in the states schools, parks and other public facilities. On Jan. 28, 1963, a young black man named Harvey Gantt enrolled at Clemson College, becoming the first African American accepted to a white school in South Carolina. The Education of Harvey Gantt tells this pivotal, yet largely forgotten, story of desegregation. Narrated by Tony-winning actor Phylicia Rashad, this documentary features interviews with Gantt, distinguished scholars and civil rights veterans, and archival footage and reenactment illuminate the events leading up to Gantts enrollment, the unfolding of entrance day and the impact of Clemsons integration on the state and the nation. In recounting this chapter of American civil rights history, this film illustrates how a determined young man, his family and his legal champions brought about permanent change.
Civic Life of Nathaniel Colley - Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 10:30 p.m.
Nathaniel Colley, one of Sacramentos earliest African American lawyers, spent 50 years shaping the course of American history. His passion for education and civil rights brought Colley together with John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Rosa Parks, Edmund Pat Brown and Bill Clinton. This film discovers the achievements of this Sacramento-born advocate for justice and equality.
Meet Mary Pleasant - Friday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m.
Meet Mary Pleasant, the 19th-century African American woman born a slave who became an international abolitionist, a prosperous entrepreneur, and a civil-rights activist who helped alter modern-day civil rights law. This unique award-winning documentary presents a colorful look at the unsung and daring 19th-century African American activist and entrepreneur Mary Ellen Pleasant, now called The Mother of Civil Rights in CA. Narrated by actress Ruby Dee, Meet Mary Pleasant interweaves an acclaimed one-woman enactment with beautiful photo montages and expert commentary punctuated by live re-enactments and song.
Colored Frames - Sunday, Feb. 9 at 11 p.m.
Colored Frames reflects on the last 50 years in African American art by exploring the influences, inspirations and experiences of black artists. Beginning at the height of the Civil Rights Era and leading up to the present, this documentary provides a truthful, unflinching look at often-ignored artists and their progeny. Impressionistic video collages showcase the wide variety, both thematically and stylistically, of contemporary pieces of black artists working in the genres of illustration, abstraction and surrealism, among others. Colored Frames also chronicles the black artists struggle for visibility and acceptance in mainstream art society as well as their experiences challenging assumptions about what constitutes blackness, even within their own community.
Jesse Owens: Enduring Spirit - Friday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m.
This is the story of Jesse Owens, the son of Alabama sharecroppers who became one of the most celebrated athletes in the world after winning four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Owens attended Ohio State University, where he ran track and shattered many collegiate records. Jesse Owens: Enduring Spirit reveals Owens long relationship with Ohio State and looks at the significant impact Owens has made on the university as well as his influence on the world of sports.
Integrating Ole Miss: James Meredith and Beyond - Friday, Feb. 14 at 8:30 p.m.
This program presents the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) as a microcosm for the Civil Rights Movement in the state and across the nation. In the midst of the Civil Rights Movement, James Meredith became the first black student to enroll at Ole Miss. His application created an uproar that made news around the world and culminated in a deadly riot and federal intervention. Fifty years later, the university is fully integrated and, in 2008, an international spotlight was once again on the university - this time, however, to cover a presidential debate that featured the man who would become Americas first black president. From the status quo of 1960 to today, Ole Miss, like America, has grown and changed.
Building The Dream - Friday, Feb. 21 at 9 p.m.
Building the Dream recounts the journey of an idea for a national monument honoring Martin Luther King Jr. - from a group of friends talking around a kitchen table to the creation of this permanent symbol - to ensure Kings Dream will remain alive for future generations. The film follows the 27-year project from inception to completion, from fundraising, design, and bureaucratic hurdles and shows the stones arriving on site and being moved into place. Featuring exclusive interviews from major political figures including Bill Clinton, Colin Powell, Andrew Young, John Lewis, John Warner, Connie Morella, John Sarbanes, as well as King family members, Building the Dream rejoices the creation of a dream manifested into a historic public memorial.
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BURBANK, CA - Jan. 22, 2014 - In honor of Black History Month, KCET, the nations largest independent public television station serving Southern and Central California, will broadcast seven fascinating documentaries throughout February which showcase the many achievements of African Americans and their contributions throughout U.S. history.
