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Amid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an Afro-Puerto Rican named Arturo Schomburg. This law clerk's life's passion was to collect books, letters, music, and art from Africa and the African diaspora and to bring to light the achievements of people of African descent throughout the ages. When Schomburg's collection became so big that it began to overflow his house (and his wife threatened to mutiny), he turned...
2) Tulsa
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Susan Hayward stars in this dramatic tale of the Oklahoma oil boom. She plays Cherokee Lansing, a determined young woman out to protect her father's honor after he's killed by men from a competing oil company. With a cast that includes Robert Preston, Ed Begley, Pedro Armendariz, and veteran character-actor Chill Wills as the narrator, this engaging picture from producer Walter Wanger (Cleopatra, I Want to Live!) was nominated for an Academy Award...
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Join Raven, Eagle, Frog, and their new friends, the First People, in the land before time. Raven Tales: The Gathering is the twelfth episode in this series of animated television programs based upon the multiple award-winning animated film, Raven Tales: How Raven Stole the Sun. Raven Tales chronicles the wild and wacky adventures of Raven, the most powerful and trickiest trouble-maker of First Nations' folklore. In this episode, the First People return...
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A crucial lesson is delivered in this gentle tale about the importance of not letting strangers into school - even if that stranger is just a furry puppy! Author Becky Coyle learned firsthand how a child's trusting innocence can put them in danger in her role as an elementary-school resource officer, and she was inspired to create this School Safety series to explain school safety to young children in a fun and engaging way.
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One of the most well-known films from director Roger Corman, A Bucket of Blood tells the story of Walter Paisley (Dick Miller), a man who, after accidentally killing his landlady's cat and covering the body in plaster to hide the evidence, is acclaimed as a brilliant sculptor. Walter finds himself resorting to the same methods to produce new work, and soon people start mysteriously disappearing. Not wanting to direct another conventional horror flick,...
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At nine years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Battery Park Aquarium in New York City. At the time, sharks were seen as mindless killing machines, but Eugenie knew better and set out to prove it. Despite many obstacles in her path, Eugenie was able to study the creatures she loved so much. From her many discoveries to the shark-related myths she dispelled, Eugenie made wide scientific contributions...
7) Gung Ho!
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The newly formed second Marine Raider Battalion face a frightening first mission during the early days of WWII: to rout the much larger Japanese garrison on Makin Island. Gritty and realistic, Gung Ho! relies on actual combat footage and a cast of reliable Hollywood tough guys, including Randolph Scott as Col. Thorwald, Noah Beery Jr. as Cpl. Kurt Richter, and a young Robert Mitchum in one of his earliest roles as the swaggering Pig-Iron Matthews!...
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Big House Reborn volume 3
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The restoration project at Mount Stewart begins to slowly fall behind schedule as the engineers experience challenges on site. Meanwhile, the contractors endeavor to remove scaffolding around the building in time for a wedding.
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It's Valentine's Day, and on the farm that means a Valentine's party. Little Duck is wildly excited. She hangs balloons, streamers, sparkling lights, and hearts everywhere, and she hand-makes a valentine for everyone. On top of a hill, a little fox hears the music from the party and follows Little Duck's many decorations to the barn...but foxes are not at all welcome on farms. The chickens stop dancing. The sheep stop dancing. The pigs stop dancing....
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When Grace Day decided to become a lawyer, she didn't expect to endure torment from her peers and professors. But once she entered law school, she discovered that most people there believed that women did not belong in the classroom or in the courtroom. And it wasn't only them. After she graduated, no firm in her small Missouri town would hire her. So Grace opened up a private practice and began representing women in divorce court. Soon, she became...
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A school resource officer plays a diverse role in the school community and has many duties and responsibilities. In Police In Our School, kids learn about the important role their school resource officer plays in the protection of their school. Becky Coyle learned firsthand how children can misunderstand officer's roles in schools through her work as an elementary-school resource officer. It inspired her to create this School Safety series to explain...
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Join Raven, Eagle and Frog and their new friends the first people in the land before time. Raven Tales: Love and War is the fifth episode in this series of animated television programs based upon the multiple award-winning animated film, Raven Tales: How Raven Stole the Sun, and celebrating the First Nations' folklore of the Northwest coast. Raven Tales chronicles the wild and wacky adventures of Raven, the most powerful and trickiest trouble-maker...
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Iggy has one passion: building. His parents are proud of his fabulous creations, even though they're sometimes surprised by his materials-who could forget the tower he built out of dirty diapers? When his second-grade teacher declares her dislike of architecture, Iggy faces a challenge. He loves building too much to give it up! Andrea Beaty's irresistible rhyming will charm creative kids everywhere and will amuse their sometimes bewildered parents....
14) Lady Cocoa
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Foxy Lady Cocoa is out to take down her mobster boyfriend, but his thugs plan to stop her from testifying against him. With a cast that includes Lola Falana and former NFL star Mean Joe Greene, director Matt Cimber (The Black 6; Butterfly) creates a stirring piece of street action for lovers of the Blaxploitation era.
15) To The Rescue
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As more urban adventurers seek outdoor recreational thrills than ever before, search-and-rescue teams are pushed to the limit trying to save those adventurers from the elements - and from themselves. GPS technology and the assumption that help is just a cell-phone call away have changed the way amateur adventurers play, but the rescue system is chronically underfunded and struggles to keep up with the new demand. To The Rescue goes behind-the-scenes...
16) Velvet Smooth
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An angry crime kingpin hires the female head of a detective agency to figure out who's muscling in on his action. Johnnie Hill, Owen Watson, and former New York Jets running back Emerson Boozer star in this action-packed crime drama.
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Philadelphia was one of the main entry ports for immigrants to America in the 18th century. Paul and Nick meet Drew McGinty and Joyce Alexander, the founder of the Center for Ulster-Scots Studies. Our chefs try to cook an Ulster-Scots meal, but keep being seduced by Italian fare.
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Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she's a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a great engineer. When her Great-Great-Aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished goal-to fly-Rosie sets to work building a contraption to make her aunt's dream come true. But when her contraption doesn't fly but rather hovers for a moment and then crashes, Rosie deems the invention a failure....
20) Abilene Town
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In this dramatic antebellum tale, homesteaders battle each other in the legendary cow town of Abilene, Kansas. Director Edwin L. Marin (Tall in the Saddle) coaxes fine performances from the likes of Ann Dvorak, Edgar Buchanan, Thonda Fleming, Lloyd Bridges, and Randolph Scott, who headlines the star-studded cast, so saddle up and hang on!