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East German teacher Rebecca Hoffmann discovers she's been spied on by the Stasi for years and commits an impulsive act that will affect her family for the rest of their lives. George Jakes, the child of a mixed-race couple, bypasses a corporate law career to join Robert F. Kennedy's Justice Department, and finds himself in the middle not only of the seminal events of the civil rights battle, but a much more personal battle of his own. Cameron Dewar,...
Publisher
Divided Films
Pub. Date
2016.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (44 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Common returns to his hometown of Chicago - a city on fire in the aftermath of the brutal police killing of teenager Laquan McDonald. With thousands of people in the streets, Chicago has become the epicenter of national debates around police violence, racism and accountability. Working with community activists and whistleblowers, Common discovers a decades-long pattern of police corruption and sophisticated cover-ups that stretch all the way to the...
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In 1988 the author moved to Washington to take a long look at our government and to find an answer to the question every American asks: What the hell do these guys do all day, and why does it cost so much money? In his Introduction, he proffers the theory that we are suffering under a dictatorship of boredom. Adopting the manner of a high school civics textbook, he covers the three branches of government -- legislative, executive, judicial -- in a...
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Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (22 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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The planning and construction of Mount Rushmore took nearly two decades. In this episode, meet the minds and sculptors behind one of America’s most iconic landmarks..
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Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (22 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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The construction of Mount Rushmore was looked upon unfavorably by Native Americans who were promised the Black Hills in a treaty later broken by the United States. In order to honor the legacy of the Native Americans who lived in western South Dakota, an even larger monument of Crazy Horse is currently under construction..
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Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (45 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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A leader of the American Revolution and the first President of the United States, George Washington became a symbol of democracy and an ideal candidate for honoring on Mount Rushmore..
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Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (246 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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"Let us place there, carved high, as close to heaven as we can, the words of our leaders, their faces, to show posterity what manner of men they were. Then breathe a prayer that these records will endure until the wind and the rain alone shall wear them away." - Gutzon Borglum, Sculptor of Mount Rushmore. Towering above the Black Hills of South Dakota stands America's most treasured monument...a crowning testament to the great leaders who symbolize...
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Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (26 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Surrounding Mount Rushmore is a beautiful national park. Explore the landscape, the caves, and the vantages of Mount Rushmore National Park!.
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Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (43 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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A popular President whose respect for natural beauty was unequaled, and whose foreign policy brought several new territories under US control, Theodore Roosevelt takes the final space on Mount Rushmore.
10) Thomas Jefferson
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (45 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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The author of the Declaration of Independence, a strong voice for the defense of liberty, and the architect behind the largest territorial expansion in United States history, this episode examines Thomas Jefferson’s rightful place on Mount Rushmore..
11) Abraham Lincoln
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (47 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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A champion of the American Union in its darkest hour, Abraham Lincoln’s unbreakable faith in the United States and his role in ending slavery earn him a place on Mount Rushmore..
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 240 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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What is it like to actually run for office? To organize campaigns? To get out the vote? To produce negative ads? To build legislative coalitions? All this and more is part of Vote for Me: Politics in America, the Peabody Award-winning four -hour public TV series that travels across the country to show us how politics is really played in the U.S. Entertaining, funny, and full of revealing behind-the-scenes moments, Vote for Meis the perfect way for...
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"Alexander Hamilton was arguably the most important figure in American history who never attained the presidency, but he had a far more lasting impact than many who did." "An illegitimate, largely self-taught orphan from the Caribbean, Hamilton rose with stunning speed to become George Washington's aide-de-camp, a battlefield hero, a member of the Constitutional Convention, the leading author of The Federalist Papers, and head of the Federalist party....
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (54 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The global cyberwar is heating up and the stakes are no longer limited to the virtual world of computers. Now, thanks in part to secret documents released by Edward Snowden, the true scale of the National Security Agency's scope and power is coming to light. Besides spending billions of dollars to ingest and analyze the worlds' electronic communications, the NSA has set out to dominate a new battlefield—cyberspace. NOVA examines the science and...
15) From Poverty to Purpose, The Ben Carson Story: Role Model for Medicine & World-Renowned Neurosurgeon
Publisher
TMW Media
Pub. Date
2016.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (19 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
Description
How does an inner city African American kid with a self-proclaimed violent temper, become a world renowned brain surgeon, an inspiring role model for disadvantaged youth, a medical innovator and achieve success... against all odds? In 2001, CNN and Time Magazine named Ben Carson one of the nation's 20 foremost physicians and scientists. His mother was his most influential inspiration, changing Ben from worst to first. He gained respect as he soared...
16) Love Hate Love
Publisher
The Video Project
Pub. Date
2011.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (83 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Love Hate Love weaves together the stories of three families whose lives were torn apart by some of the most notorious terrorist attacks of the 21st century, yet refused to succumb to despair or hate.. Liz Alderman’s son Peter was murdered in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Esther Hyman’s only sister and a gifted artist was killed in the 2005 bus bombings in London. Australian business owner Ben Tullipan lost both his legs when a one-ton...
17) Geolocation
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
Description
You are where you go—at least according to advertisers, divorce attorneys, and criminal investigators. Take a look at how geolocation data is gathered, ranging from the voluntarily given (such as a social media check-in) to the improperly acquired (such as cell phone spying). Then see what investigators can do with such data.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Spycraft used to be limited to physical surveillance and electronic communications, but now, thanks to the Internet, hacking and digital espionage are the wave of the future. Investigate the techniques by which governments infiltrate each other, ponder the ethics of these actions, and think through the appropriate responses.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Shift your attention to electronic surveillance, and see how the monitoring of web searches and emails allows the government to gain insights into potential security risks from abroad. But even though the surveillance program has oversight, some people fear the potential for abuse is high. Look at both sides of the issue.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
Description
For all the talk about national intelligence programs, local police probably gather more surveillance data than any other governmental entity. Find out what techniques cops use to solve crimes, from closed-circuit cameras to license plate readers, and explore how the NYPD has put all the pieces together.
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