My Country
- Date
1981-10-05
- Summary
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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.