| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (51 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical surround 5.1 rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
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Television program |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround. |
| Note |
Documentary. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Jeff Wilburn ; commentators, Marquette Folley, Von Hardesty, Lonnie Bunch, Gus McLeod. |
| Audience |
Rating: TVPG. |
| Summary |
A documentary on the first African American aviators, examining the achievements of Bessie Coleman, William Powell, James Herman Banning, Thomas C. Allen, and Marlon Green. |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH). |
| Subject |
Aeronautics -- United States -- History.
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Aeronautics, Military -- United States -- History.
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African Americans in aeronautics -- History.
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Coleman, Bessie, 1892-1926.
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Powell, William J., 1899-1942.
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Banning, James Herman.
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Allen, Thomas C. (Thomas Cox), 1907-1989.
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Green, Marlon D. (Marlon DeWitt), 1929-2009.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Biographical films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Historical films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Wolf, Dan, television producer, screenwriter.
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Wilburn, Jeff, narrator.
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Folley, Marquette, commentator.
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Hardesty, Von, 1939- commentator.
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Bunch, Lonnie G., III, commentator.
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McLeod, Gustavus A., commentator.
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Smithsonian Networks (Firm), production company.
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Smithsonian Channel, publisher.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.
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| Standard No. |
841887035521 |
| ISBN |
9781531703783 |
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153170378X |
| Music No. |
BLWI600 Smithsonion Channel |
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