Social Work Policy: Social Movements and History

"This four part landmark documentary series now a classic for Mexican American history of the U.S., chronicles the struggle for equality and social justice of the Mexican American community in the United States from 1965 to 1975. Produced from Austin Texas by Galan Productions, Inc. It features the Chicano land struggle, Cesar Chavez and the UFW, the Los Angeles High School Walk-outs and the creation of the political party La Raza Unida." [publisher's description]

"Part One begins in 1907 with a young Mohandas Gandhi as he rouses his fellow Indians living in South Africa in a struggle against racial oppression, and continues with Gandhi's campaign for Indian independence from Britain in the 1930s. The series sheds new light on the strategic aspect of the American Civil Rights movement in the 1960s, then returns full circle to South Africa as activists help dismantle the apartheid system in the 1980s. Part Two recounts how Danish citizens resist the Nazi Occupation, striking Polish ship workers band together in Solidarity to fight communism head-on in 1980, and millions of Chilean citizens overcome their fears to participate in a special election which throws dictator Augusto Pinochet out of office in 1988." [publisher's description]

"Reporter Sally Sara takes to the streets of Baltimore and Chicago to investigate a reawakened civil rights movement that's fighting to stop the killing of black Americans" [publisher's description]

"In this talk from the 2010 Z Media Institute, Berlet offers a description of the rise of the far right over the last 50 years, from an ostracized John Birch Society fringe element in the 1960s to today's Tea Party. He argues that these movements should be taken seriously and engaged while we also defend vulnerable communities." [publisher's description\

"An essential documentary about the birth of the women's liberation movement. Beginning in the late 1960s, featuring never-seen before archival footage and new interviews She's beautiful when she's angry tells the story of one of the most important social movements of the 20th century, bringing to light the efforts of lesser-known activists, including the Boston authors of Our bodies, ourselves, the Chicago Women's Liberation Union, and grassroots organizations across the country who played a pivotal role in the struggle" [publisher's description]