| Description |
1 DVD (102 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital optical surround Dolby digital |
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Fullscreen |
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NTSC |
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video file DVD video |
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Documentary films. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, Dolby digital 2.0, 4:3 aspect ratio. |
| Performer |
Interview subjects: Bill Cosby, Walter Cronkite, Jesse Jackson, Andrew Young, Coretta Scott King, George Wallace [and others]. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Ellen Kuras ; editor, Sam Pollard ; music, Terence Blanchard. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1997. |
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"HBO Films"--Disc label. |
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Full screen (4:3). |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
When a bomb tears through the basement of a black Baptist church on a peaceful fall morning, it takes the lives of four young girls; Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley and Addie Mae Collins. This racially motivated crime, taking place at a time when the civil rights movement is burning with a new flame, could have doused that flame forever. Instead it fuels a nation's outrage and brings Birmingham, Alabama to the forefront of America's concern. |
| Note |
Special features: Spike Lee biography, Epilogue, making of 4 little girls featurette "4 little girls: how it all began" (28 min.), and web links. |
| Access |
Not licensed for classroom use. |
| Awards |
Added to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry in 2017. |
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2017 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary, Feature. |
| Language |
In English with optional English, Spanish or French subtitles; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
| Subject |
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
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Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) |
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16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Ala., 1963.
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Bombings -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century.
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Bombings. |
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Alabama -- Birmingham. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
African American children -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century.
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African American children. |
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Civil rights. |
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Murder -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century.
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Murder. |
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Civil rights movements -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century.
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Civil rights movements. |
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African American churches -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century.
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African American churches. |
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Birmingham (Ala.) -- Race relations.
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Sixteenth Street Baptist Church (Birmingham, Ala.) |
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Race relations. |
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16th Street Baptist Church Bombing (Birmingham, Alabama : 1963) |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Historical films.
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Feature films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Documentary films.
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History.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Lee, Spike, film director, film producer.
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Pollard, Sam, film producer, editor of moving image work.
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Cosby, Bill, 1937- interviewee.
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Cronkite, Walter, interviewee.
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Jackson, Jesse, 1941- interviewee.
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Young, Andrew, 1932- interviewee.
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King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006, interviewee.
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Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998.
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Kuras, Ellen, cinematographer.
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Blanchard, Terence, composer (expression)
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Home Box Office (Firm)
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Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks, production company.
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HBO Home Entertainment (Firm)
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HBO Films.
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HBO Video (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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HBO Original Programming.
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HBO Documentary Films.
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| Added Title |
Four little girls |
| In: |
Snelson (John) Collection (Library of Congress) |
| ISBN |
0783118155 |
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9780783118154 |
| Standard No. |
026359147821 |
| Music No. |
91478 HBO Home Video |
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3000031815 Home Box Office (container) |
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2000041891 Home Box Office (disc) |
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