Library: American History: Multimedia

Lakota Spotlight

Lakota Winter Counts
Explore a fascinating Native American primary document in this short video.

Two VHS/DVD combo players are available for use by the campus community on the Third Floor of the library.

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America: The Story of US
ISBN: 142298219X
"Surveys the history of the U.S., featuring key historical events presented through live-action re-enactments and computer-generated animation."
A History of the Civil Rights Movement
ISBN: 9781417107889
"Separate But Equal" facilities and Jim Crow laws provide the realistic backdrop for this visual history of the civil rights movement."
Triangle Fire
ISBN: 9781608833986
"Chronicles the fire that tore through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City killing 148 young women and forever changed the relationship between labor and industry in the United States."
Key Constitutional Concepts
Call Number: DVD 342.73029 K441
Publication Date: 2006
"These three 20-minute videos examine key constitutional concepts. The first explains why the nation's framers created the Constitution. The second describes the protection of individual rights by highlighting the Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright, affirming the right to an attorney. The last explores the separation of powers by examining the Supreme Court case of Youngstown v. Sawyer, a challenge to President Truman's decision to take over steel mills during the Korean War."