a production of WITF and the people of Lititz ; producer, Sandy Kern ; executive producer, Thomas E. Keck, Angel Hernandez.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
WITF,
Date of Publication
2003.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (57 min.) : digital, 4 3/4 in.
Summary
In October 2003, a group of volunteers from the Lititz area set out to capture the the stories and images the felt depicted a typical day-in-the-life of Lititz, Pennsylvania. using home camcorders, they've created a video scrapbook of the people, places and happenings that make up their community
Contents: A brief history of Lititz is included in the Introduction --- Forgotten Seasons (the name of the current Bed and Breakfast at the site of a landmark tavern of early 18th century) --- Who Are The Moravians? ---. Education and Music --- Worldliness --- War --- Picture Perfect Memories
a film by Kunhardt Productions ; executive producers, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., William R. Grant, Peter W. Kunhardt ; written by Henry Louis Gates. Jr. ; series producers, Graham Judd, Leslie D. Farrell ; a production of Kunhardt Productions, Inc. and Thirteen/ WNET New York.
ISBN
1415716943
Edition
Widescreen format.
Place of Publication
[Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, Calif
Publisher
PBS Home Video ; distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment,
Date of Publication
[2006]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Originally broadcast as a four-part television series in 2006.
Host: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; features Oprah Winfrey, Chris Tucker, Quincy Jones, Sara-Lawrence-Lightfoot, Mae Jemison, T.D. Jakes, Ben Carson, Whoopi Goldberg.
Contents
Listening to our past / producer and director, Jesse Sweet; editors, Eric Davis, Michael Weingrad -- The promise of freedom / producer and director, Leslie Asako Gladsjo ; editors, Joanna Kiernan, Geeta Gandbhr -- Searching for our names / producer and director, Leslie D. Farrell; editors, Merril Stern, Kathryn Moore -- Beyond the middle passage / producer and director, Graham Judd; editors, Kate Hirson, Stefan Knerrich.
Summary
A compelling combination of storytelling and science, this series uses genealogy, oral histories, family stories and DNA to trace roots of several accomplished African Americans down through American history and back to Africa.
