Museum object · Time-based Media - Moving Images
Long Shadows
1987
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A documentary film with the title Long Shadows. It consists of two (2) reels of color 16mm polyester film with optical sound. The documentary explores the enduring effects of the American Civil War in various facets of life, including politics, civil rights, foreign policy, economics etc. Some of the individuals featured are President Jimmy Carter, Robert Traynham Coles, John Hope Franklin, Robert Penn Warren, Tom Wicker, and several other prominent Americans.
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Catalog reference: 2017.55.73.1ab
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