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Volume 8 of South by Northwest relates the story of Robin Holmes, who ca...
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Volume 8 of South by Northwest relates the story of Robin Holmes, who came as a slave to Oregon to help his owner set up a farm. The owner, Nathaniel Ford, promised to free Holmes and his family, and eventually freed Holmes, his wife, and a newborn, but not the Holmes' other four children. In 1852, Holmes sued Ford in court to gain the freedom of his children.
The initial $248,000 contract for these films was awarded to Washington State University's KWSU-TV, to produce five docudramas based upon the stories of black Americans in the early northwest, to be aimed at middle-school students. Based upon research headed by WSU Professors Quintard Taylor and Talmadge Anderson, and produced by media expert Nate Long, five initial half-hour television programs were completed in 1976, and three more programs followed in 1981. South by Northwest was cited for "outstanding participation" by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, and won a Corporation for Public Broadcasting Award and a New York Film Festival Award.
In 2010, Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) digitized these eight productions. The films are held in the WSU Libraries as VHS tapes; this one is call number vhs17490v8.
Information presented here about these programs was drawn primarily from "South by Northwest: An Educational Television Series Designed to Teach Regional Black History," Integrated Education v. 18, pg. 94-96, 1980, by Dennis A. Warner, et al, as well as from KWSU's Radio and Television Services Records: http://www.wsulib... and http://www.wsulib....
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Volume 7 of South by Northwest tells the story of Seattle's Cayton famil...
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Volume 7 of South by Northwest tells the story of Seattle's Cayton family, descendents of the first black senator, Hiram Revels. Horace Cayton published an influential Seattle newspaper beginning in 1894, and struggled with the conflict between publishing a paper to appeal to all and his responsibility to advocate for black rights, particularly as the black population in Seattle grew and prejudice grew with it.
The initial $248,000 contract for these films was awarded to Washington State University's KWSU-TV, to produce five docudramas based upon the stories of black Americans in the early northwest, to be aimed at middle-school students. Based upon research headed by WSU Professors Quintard Taylor and Talmadge Anderson, and produced by media expert Nate Long, five initial half-hour television programs were completed in 1976, and three more programs followed in 1981. South by Northwest was cited for "outstanding participation" by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, and won a Corporation for Public Broadcasting Award and a New York Film Festival Award.
In 2010, Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) digitized these eight productions. The films are held in the WSU Libraries as VHS tapes; this one is call number vhs17489v7.
Information presented here about these programs was drawn primarily from "South by Northwest: An Educational Television Series Designed to Teach Regional Black History," Integrated Education v. 18, pg. 94-96, 1980, by Dennis A. Warner, et al, as well as from KWSU's Radio and Television Services Records: http://www.wsulib... and http://www.wsulib....
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Volume 6 of South by Northwest tells the story of Tish Nevins, or Aunt T...
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Volume 6 of South by Northwest tells the story of Tish Nevins, or Aunt Tish, a mulatto woman from Missouri and former slave who raised the white children of her former mistress and ran an renowned dining room in Hamilton, Montana in the very early 1900s.
The initial $248,000 contract for these films was awarded to Washington State University's KWSU-TV, to produce five docudramas based upon the stories of black Americans in the early northwest, to be aimed at middle-school students. Based upon research headed by WSU Professors Quintard Taylor and Talmadge Anderson, and produced by media expert Nate Long, five initial half-hour television programs were completed in 1976, and three more programs followed in 1981. South by Northwest was cited for "outstanding participation" by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, and won a Corporation for Public Broadcasting Award and a New York Film Festival Award.
In 2010, Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) digitized these eight productions. The films are held in the WSU Libraries as VHS tapes; this one is call number vhs17488v6.
Information presented here about these programs was drawn primarily from "South by Northwest: An Educational Television Series Designed to Teach Regional Black History," Integrated Education v. 18, pg. 94-96, 1980, by Dennis A. Warner, et al, as well as from KWSU's Radio and Television Services Records: http://www.wsulib... and http://www.wsulib....
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Volume 4 of South by Northwest looks at women of Montana, notably Cattle...
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Volume 4 of South by Northwest looks at women of Montana, notably Cattle Kate, who was lynched for rustling cattle, and Mary Fields, a postal carrier and protector of children at a mission.
The initial $248,000 contract for these films was awarded to Washington State University's KWSU-TV, to produce five docudramas based upon the stories of black Americans in the early northwest, to be aimed at middle-school students. Based upon research headed by WSU Professors Quintard Taylor and Talmadge Anderson, and produced by media expert Nate Long, five initial half-hour television programs were completed in 1976, and three more programs followed in 1981. South by Northwest was cited for "outstanding participation" by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, and won a Corporation for Public Broadcasting Award and a New York Film Festival Award.
In 2010, Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) digitized these eight productions. The films are held in the WSU Libraries as VHS tapes; this one is call number vhs17486v4pt2.
Information presented here about these programs was drawn primarily from "South by Northwest: An Educational Television Series Designed to Teach Regional Black History," Integrated Education v. 18, pg. 94-96, 1980, by Dennis A. Warner, et al, as well as from KWSU's Radio and Television Services Records: http://www.wsulib... and http://www.wsulib....
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Volume 3 of South by Northwest deals with African American cowboys in ca...
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Volume 3 of South by Northwest deals with African American cowboys in cattle drives, focusing on the stories of George Jackson, George Fletcher, and Old Charlie, who drove cattle from Texas to Montana. It draws from the stories of Walter Jackson, himself a Montana cowboy and a son of a cowboy
The initial $248,000 contract for these films was awarded to Washington State University's KWSU-TV, to produce five docudramas based upon the stories of black Americans in the early northwest, to be aimed at middle-school students. Based upon research headed by WSU Professors Quintard Taylor and Talmadge Anderson, and produced by media expert Nate Long, five initial half-hour television programs were completed in 1976, and three more programs followed in 1981. South by Northwest was cited for "outstanding participation" by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, and won a Corporation for Public Broadcasting Award and a New York Film Festival Award.
In 2010, Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) digitized these eight productions. The films are held in the WSU Libraries as VHS tapes; this one is call number vhs17486v3pt1.
Information presented here about these programs was drawn primarily from "South by Northwest: An Educational Television Series Designed to Teach Regional Black History," Integrated Education v. 18, pg. 94-96, 1980, by Dennis A. Warner, et al, as well as from KWSU's Radio and Television Services Records: http://www.wsulib... and http://www.wsulib....
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