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1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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DVD video |
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Documentary films lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1,wide screen (16x9); 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
English audio ; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Audience |
TV rating: TV-14. |
| Summary |
A documentary film that focuses on the Confederate Battle flag and its impact on the people, politics, and perceptions of South Carolina and beyond. Through firsthand interviews featuring various perspectives and a wealth of historical footage, Downing of a Flag traces the symbol's controversial relationship with the Palmetto State, exploring its true meaning and how an unspeakable tragedy catalyzed its long-debated removal. The story begins with the end of the Civil War and chronicles the flag's more than a 150-year journey from the blood-soaked battlefields of Virginia to its use in American popular culture in the 1970s and 1980s, to its final removal from the South Carolina State House grounds in July 2015. Preceded by the killing of nine black parishioners at Charleston's historic Mother Emanuel AME Church by a white supremacist, the Confederate Battle flag's furling and the days and actions that led to that event could represent the final shots and battles of the American Civil War. |
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Racism -- United States -- History -- Videodiscs.
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Flags -- Confederate States of America -- Videodiscs.
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National characteristics, American -- Videodiscs.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Flags -- Videodiscs.
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United States -- Race relations -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Documentary television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Videorecordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
Galloway, Scott, television director, television producer, screenwriter.
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Godish, Don, television producer.
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Cooper, Duane, television producer.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.
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| Standard No. |
841887045780 |
| Music No. |
DFLG601 PBS |
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