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Diggers

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

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Additional authors
  1. Foster, Roman J.
  2. Peters, Brock
  3. World Institute of Black Communications.
  4. CEBA Collection.
  5. Diggers Productions.
  6. Magno Video (Firm)
  7. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
  8. WNYC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Description
  1. 2 videodiscs (89 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. 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.
Subject
  1. Canal construction workers > Panama > History
  2. Documentary films
  3. Nonfiction films
  4. Panama Canal (Panama) > History
Genre/Form
  1. Nonfiction films.
  2. Documentary films.
Call number
  1. Sc Visual DVD-1225
Note
  1. 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.
  2. On pre-title frame: "Diggers" Roman J. Foster & Diggers Productions, R.T.: 1:28:30, 8/30/85, Magno Video.
  3. Originally broadcast as an episode of "WNYC New York Presents" on August 30, 1985.
Title
  1. Diggers / Roman J. Foster & Diggers Productions ; produced and directed by Roman J. Foster ; narrated by Brock Peters ; a presentation of WNYC-TV.
Publisher
  1. New York : WNYC, 1985.
Country of producing entity
  1. United States.
Type of content
  1. two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
  1. video
Type of carrier
  1. videodisc
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Added author
  1. Foster, Roman J., producer.
  2. Peters, Brock, narrator.
  3. World Institute of Black Communications.
  4. CEBA Collection.
  5. Diggers Productions.
  6. Magno Video (Firm)
  7. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
  8. WNYC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Research call number
  1. Sc Visual DVD-1225
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