Long Shadows. The Legacy of the American Civil War
Description
Ruined cities, scorched countryside, over 600,000 deaths - these were the Civil War's direct results. But its long-term effects were no less cataclysmic and are still at work in American society. From North to South, from civil rights to foreign policy, from individual to collective memory, this classic program by award-winning filmmaker Ross Spears explores the cultural, political, and economic echoes of the War Between the States. Reflections come from a wide range of distinguished guests, including former President Jimmy Carter, poet and novelist Robert Penn Warren, scholars Robert Coles and John Hope Franklin, and author Studs Terkel. Civil rights activists, West Point graduates, Vietnam War veterans, battlefield tour guides, relic collectors, and blues musicians also add commentary to this evocative study.
Runtime
89 min
Subjects
- Emigration and immigration (79)
- Reconstruction (U.S.history, 1865-1877) (7)
- Ethnicity (289)
- Labor (61)
- Political activists (157)
- Race discrimination (130)
- Imperialism (72)
- Industrialization (58)
- Immigrants (223)
- African Americans (1140)
Contributor
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2010], c1994
Database
Films on Demand
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