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-- Génération X-trême2002., General, Alliance Atlantis Call No: DVD Fic American HX Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Video Difference legacy collection (Dalhousie)Summary Note: "Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton, Rounders, Primal Fear) the charismatic leader of a group of young white supremacists, lands in prison for a brutal, hate-driven murder. Upon his release, ashamed of his past and pledging to reform, Derek realizes he must save his younger brother, Danny (Edward Furlong, Pecker) from a similar fate. A groundbreaking controversial drama about the tragic consequences of racism in a family, American History X also stars Faiuza Balk, Elliot Gould, Stacy Keach and Beverly D'Angelo."--Container.
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-- Butler2014., Adult, Anchor Bay Entertainment Call No: BLK DVD Fic Butler Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Inspired by a true story, Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker stars as Cecil Gaines, the devoted husband, father and White House butler who served seven presidents during some of the most tumultuous and defining moments of the 20th century. Oprah Winfrey co-stars with a stellar supporting cast that includes John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber and Robin Williams in this powerful drama form the Oscar nominated director of Precious."--Container.
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2017., Adult, Paramount Call No: BLK DVD Fic Fences Edition: DVD version. Widescreen ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A black garbage collector named Troy Maxson in 1950s Pittsburgh is bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues, Maxson is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones.
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2018., Adult, 133, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: BLK DVD Fic Hate U Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Starr Carter navigates the perilous waters between her poor, black neighborhood and her prestigious, mainly white private school. This all changes when she finds herself in the middle of racial activism after her best friend is shot by police officers, and she's forced to make a decision. Allow the media to skewer her friend to protect the status quo, or stand up and tell the truth in memory of Khalil?
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2016., Adult, Entertainment One Films Canada Inc. Call No: DVD Fic Race Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history launches him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
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2008., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: BLK DVD Fic SecretL Edition: Widescreen ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Lily Owens is a young girl who lives on the peach farm that her abusive father owns. Rosaleen is a black woman hired by Lily's father to be a stand in mother for Lilly. Rosaleen insults some of the biggest racists in their town. Lily and Rosaleen run away to a town Lily believes that her mother once lived in. They go to live with the three Boatwright sisters on their honey farm. She finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping.
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2023., Orion Releasing LLC Call No: BLK DVD Fic Till Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Till is a profoundly emotional and cinematic film about the true story of Mamie Till Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi. In Mamie's poignant journey of grief turned to action, we see the universal power of a mother's ability to change the world.