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Date
1981-10-05
Summary
One-hour documentary tells the stories of three people with disabilities and their struggle for equal rights under the law. Symphony conductor James DePreist – who contracted polio in 1962, leaving both legs paralyzed – draws comparisons between racial barriers and the challenges faced by people with disabilities. Footage of his aunt, contralto Marian Anderson, singing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 is included.
Publisher
The Access Video Fund
Subject
Broadcasting, Communications
Locations
North America; United States of America
Collection
Public Broadcasting
Unit
Special Collections and University Archives
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Terms of Use
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries at http://www.lib.umd.edu/special/contact/home.
Physical Description
00:58:12 hh:mm:ss; U-Matic
Notes
Maryland Public Television records
A guide to the full collection of Maryland Public Television records is available in our archival collections: http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/32974.
Access condition: public.
Other Identifiers
Fedora 2 PID: umd:736451; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/46501; Filename: bcast-077553

Access Restrictions

This item is accessible by: the public.