Herskovits at the heart of blackness /

This documentary traces the career of Melville J. Herskovits, the pioneering American anthropologist of African Studies and controversial intellectual who established the first African Studies Center at an American university and authored, The Myth of the Negro Past. Rarely seen archival footage, pr...

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Other Authors / Creators:Smith, Llewellyn, producer, director.
Brown, Vincent, 1967- producer.
Herbes-Sommers, Christine, producer.
Other Corporate Authors / Creators:Vital Pictures (Firm)
Independent Television Service.
California Newsreel (Firm)
Participants:Interviewees: K. Anthony Appiah, Lee D. Baker, Vincent Brown, Johnnetta Cole, Jean Herskovits Corry, Jerry Gershenhorn, Gelya Frank, Mae Ngai.
Format: DVD
Language:English
Language notes:Optional English captions (not closed-captioned)
Imprint: Berkeley, CA : California Newsreel, 2009.
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