| Description |
1 videodisc (approx. 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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video v rdamedia |
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Dolby 5.1 rdaspc |
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DVD video |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (16x9, 1.78:1); Dolby 5.1; region 1, NTSC. |
| Note |
English closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Includes interviews with: Lovell Gates, Jakkar Thompson, Clayton B. Stevens, Byron Motley. |
| Credits |
Directed by Sam Pollard ; producer, Robin Espinola, Byron Motley ; edited by Dave Marcus ; directors of photography, Henry Adebonojo, Angel Barroeta ; music by Kathryn Bostic. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2009. |
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Based on the book "The Negro Baseball Leagues" by Bob Motley and Byron Motley. |
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Wide screen (16x9) |
| Audience |
Rating: PG for thematic content including racism, a racial slur some violent images and smoking. |
| Summary |
Celebrates the dynamic journey of Negro League baseball's triumphs and challenges through the first half of the 20th century, exploring Black baseball as an economic and social pillar of Black communities, and a showcase for some of the greatest athletes to ever play the game, while exposing unintended consequences of the sport's integration. |
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English ; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Subject |
Baseball players -- United States.
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African American baseball players.
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Negro leagues -- History -- 20th century.
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Race relations.
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Discrimination in sports -- United States.
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| Genre |
Documentary films.
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Feature films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Documentary films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Pollard, Sam, film director.
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Espinola, Robin, film producer.
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Motley, Byron, film producer.
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Gates, Lovell, on-screen participant.
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Thompson, Jakkar, on-screen participant.
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Stevens, Clayton B., on-screen participant.
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Adebonojo, Henry, 1959- director of photography.
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Barroeta, Angel, director of photography.
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Bostic, Kathryn, composer.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Motley, Bob, 1923-2017.
Negro baseball leagues.
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Motley, Byron, author.
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Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
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2929 Productions (Firm), production company.
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Play/Action Pictures, production company.
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@Radical.media (Firm), production company.
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| ISBN |
9786319060034 |
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6319060034 |
| Standard No. |
876964017985 : $26.99 |
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00876964017985 gtin-14 |
| Music # |
11798 Magnolia Pictures |
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