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Diggers

Title: Diggers / Roman J. Foster & Diggers Productions ; produced and directed by Roman J. Foster ; narrated by Brock Peters ; a presentation of WNYC-TV.
Publication: New York : WNYC, 1985.

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Status	Vol/Date	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	Disc 1	Moving image	By appointment only	Sc Visual DVD-1225 Disc 1	Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	Disc 2	Moving image	By appointment only	Sc Visual DVD-1225 Disc 2	Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound

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Description

2 videodiscs (89 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Chronicles the political, social, and technological history of the Panama Canal, and the unheralded 100,000 West Indian black laborers who built it at a cost of 30,000 lives. Archival footage and stills are combined with interviews with surviving workers who describe their struggles against racist policies, dangerous working conditions, unfair labor practices, and lack of recognition from Panama and the United States.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.

Note

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.
On pre-title frame: "Diggers" Roman J. Foster & Diggers Productions, R.T.: 1:28:30, 8/30/85, Magno Video.
Originally broadcast as an episode of "WNYC New York Presents" on August 30, 1985.

Call Number

Sc Visual DVD-1225

OCLC

967674125

Title

Diggers / Roman J. Foster & Diggers Productions ; produced and directed by Roman J. Foster ; narrated by Brock Peters ; a presentation of WNYC-TV.

Publisher

New York : WNYC, 1985.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

video

Type of Carrier

videodisc

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Added Author

Foster, Roman J., producer.

Peters, Brock, narrator.

World Institute of Black Communications.

CEBA Collection.

Diggers Productions.

Magno Video (Firm)

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

WNYC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Research Call Number

Sc Visual DVD-1225

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