SNCC 50th Anniversary Conference. Volume 18, Ella Baker's roots: "Give people light and they will find a way" /

SNCC 50th Anniversary Conference. Volume 18, Ella Baker's roots: "Give people light and they will find a way" /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate author / creator:	Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.). 50th Anniversary Conference (2010 : Raleigh, N.C.)
Imprint:	San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 2011.
Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (81 min.)) : sound, color.
Language:	English
Series:	Black studies in video SNCC legacy video ; 18 SNCC legacy video ; 18.
Subject:	Baker, Ella, -- 1903-1986. Baker, Ella, -- 1903-1986. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) African Americans -- Civil rights -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century. Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century. Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Civil rights workers -- Southern States -- Biography. Youth -- Political activity -- United States. African Americans -- Civil rights. Civil rights movements. Civil rights workers. Youth -- Political activity. Southern States. United States. Biographies. History. Nonfiction films. Nonfiction films. Streaming video.
Format:	E-Resource Video Streaming Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13609999

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Varying Form of Title:	Ella Baker's roots : "Give people light and they will find a way" Give people light and they will find a way
Other authors / contributors:	Barber, William J., panelist. Brockington, Carolyn, panelist. Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942- performer. Tyson, Timothy B., panelist. Brown, Natalie Bullock, film producer. Ascension Productions, production company. SNCC Legacy Project, Inc, sponsoring body. California Newsreel (Firm)
Sound characteristics:	digital
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Executive producer: SNCC Legacy Project, Inc. ; series editor, Joseph Brandon Johnson ; volume editor, Janet Gustafson. Speakers: Rev. William Barber (Chair, North Carolina NAACP), Timothy Tyson (Author), Carolyn Brockington (Ella Baker's grandniece). This edition in English. Videodisc (DVD) version record.
Summary:	Conference proceedings of veteran and youth activists gathered at Shaw University in North Carolina to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), an organization which formed the vanguard of the Civil Rights Movement. Volume 18: This panel examines the legacy of Ella Baker, the inspiration behind the original SNNC founding conference. Rev. William Barber, discusses his campaign to formalize Ella Baker's legacy in North Carolina by commemorating her birthday as "Ella Baker Day," and declaring her home in Littleton, North Carolina an historic site. The session closes with a powerful rendition of Ella Baker's favorite song, "Guide my feet while I run this race" performed by Bernice Johnson Reagon of Sweet Honey in the Rock.
Target Audience:	For College; Adult audiences.
Other form:	Videodisc (DVD) version: SNCC 50th Anniversary Conference. Volume 18, Ella Baker's roots: "Give people light and they will find a way.". San Francisco, Calif. : California Newsreel, 2011