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The barber of Birmingham : foot soldier of the civil rights movement / Chicken & Egg Pictures presents ; a film by Gail Dolgin and Robin Fryday.

[United States] : Purposeful Productions : Distributed by Video Project, ©2011.

1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

"In the days before and after Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 presidential election, an 85-year-old civil rights activist and "foot soldier" looks back on the early days of the movement. World War II veteran James Armstrong was the proud proprietor of Armstrong's Barbershop, a cultural and political hub in Birmingham, Alabama, for more than 50 years. Armstrong, who carried the American flag across the Selma bridge during the Bloody Sunday march for voting rights in 1965, links the struggles of the past with a previously unimaginable dream: the election of the first African-American president."--Container insert.

Grades 6-Adult.

Armstrong, James, 1923-2009.

Civil rights workers -- United States.

African Americans -- Civil rights -- History.

Birmingham (Ala.) -- History -- 20th century.

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Short films.

Feature films.

Armstrong, James, 1923-2009.

Dolgin, Gail.

Fryday, Robin.

Helfand, Judith, 1964-

Steingroot, Jacob.

Kim Roberts.

Chicken & Egg Pictures (Firm)

Purposeful Productions.

This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.

Produced by Gail Dolgin, Robin Fryday, Judith Helfand ; cinematographers, Vicente Franco, Ashley James, Allen Rosen ; edited by Jacob Steingroot, Kim Roberts.

Interviews with Mr. James Armstrong, Floyd Armstrong, Amelia Boynton Robinson, Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Rev. Carter Gaston, Rev. C.T. Vivian, Shirley Gavin Floyd, Faya Rosé Toure Sanders.

DVD-R.

Closed-Captioned.

Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards, 2014: duPont-Columbia Award

Ashland Independent Film Festival, 2011: Best Short Documentary (Gail Dolgin, Robin Fryday, co-directors)

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