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Portrait of a family

Title
  1. Portrait of a family [videorecording] / WPIX-TV, New York ; director, Peter Pontillo ; producer, Orde Coombs.
Published by
  1. New York : WPIX-TV, 1980-07.

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Additional authors
  1. Pontillo, Peter.
  2. Coombs, Orde.
  3. Britton, Verdelle.
  4. WPIX (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  5. World Institute of Black Communications.
  6. CEBA Collection.
Description
  1. 1 videocassette of 1 (U-matic) (26 min.) : sd., col; 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. A profile of the Britton family who lives at 116th and Lenox Avenue in Harlem. The mother of the family, Verdelle Britton, explains how she and her husband raised their family in a ghetto neighborhood, instilling in them the belief in the work ethic, education and themselves. Includes interviews with three of the successful brothers.
Subject
  1. Documentaries and factual works
  2. Black films and programs
  3. African American families
  4. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions
Genre/Form
  1. Documentaries and factual works.
  2. Black films and programs.
Call number
  1. Sc Visual VRB-222
Note
  1. Information on director and producer from 1981 CEBA Exhibit Journal.
  2. This program forms part of the Communications Excellence to Black Audiences (CEBA) Award Collection, a competition sponsored by the World Institute of Black Communications, Inc.
Credits (note)
  1. Host, Orde Coombs.
Title
  1. Portrait of a family [videorecording] / WPIX-TV, New York ; director, Peter Pontillo ; producer, Orde Coombs.
Imprint
  1. New York : WPIX-TV, 1980-07.
Country of producing entity
  1. United States.
Credits
  1. Host, Orde Coombs.
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Added author
  1. Pontillo, Peter. Director
  2. Coombs, Orde. Production personnel. Interviewer
  3. Britton, Verdelle. Interviewee
  4. WPIX (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  5. World Institute of Black Communications.
  6. CEBA Collection.
Research call number
  1. Sc Visual VRB-222 Original of Sc Visual DVD-980
  2. Sc Visual VRB-222 Original of Sc Visual VRA-1022
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