2001 VIDEO CATALOG - Clinton Essex Franklin Library System

Ebony/Jet Guide to Black Excellence: The Entertainers
In this video you will meet three successful celebrities in entertainment and the arts. Bill Cosby, who
journeyed from the streets of Philadelphia to become one of today's most powerful entertainers, Maya
Angelou, who triumphed over a troubled youth to become an award winning author, and Charles Dutton
who overcame a prison sentence to become a film and TV star tell their own stories.
35 min. color
Ebony/Jet Guide to Black Excellence: The Leaders
In this video you will meet three trailblazers who had the strength and tenacity to assume a position of
leadership to open doors for others. They are: L. Douglas Wilder, the first Black elected governor in U.S.
history, Marian Wright Edelman, founder of the Children's Defense Fund, and Dr. James P. Comer,
Director of the Yale University Child Study Center. In their own motivating words, these achievers explain
how they tapped into their dreams, formulated their direction, and through perserverence, attained their
goals.
35 min. color
Echoes of War
The revealing inside story of WW II's top secret technology: radar. How this "quiet miracle contributed
more to the victory than the atomic bomb.
60 min. color cc
Edad De La Inocencia (Age of Innocence)
Marga Lopez stars in this feature length Spanish language family drama.
104 min. color
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe's haunting poems and chilling stories established him as one of the most important
men of American letters. But behind his popularity and artistic success was a personal life defined by
broken hopes and failure. Dramatic readings recall the devastation of his broken engagement and the
loss of his child bride. Experts explore the bouts of depression and addiction that tormented the man and
gave birth to his dark and brilliant art.
50 min. color
Edible Wild Plants
Video field guide to 100 useful wild herbs.
60 min. color
Edison Effect #1: Phonograph
Edison's favorite invention was one of his earliest, the phonograph. This program follows Edison on his
great journey of discovery, from the early tinkerings with telegraphy and his first recording to his
triumphant demonstrations at the White House.
50 min. color
Edison Effect #2: Electric Light
This program tells the complete story of the incadescent light from the early days in the lab and the failure
of his first prototype to the throwing of the switch at Edison's triumphant Menlo Park demonstration in
50 min. color
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