The barber of Birmingham : foot soldier of the civil rights movement /

Academy Award-nominated 'The Barber of Birmingham' movingly portrays the unsung "foot soldiers" of the civil rights movement through the personal story of 85-year-old barber James Armstrong, who carried the American flag in the epic 1965 "Bloody Sunday" Selma voting rig...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Dolgin, Gail (Director, Producer), Fryday, Robin (Director, Producer)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : The Video Project, 2011
Series:Academic Video Online
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520 |a Academy Award-nominated 'The Barber of Birmingham' movingly portrays the unsung "foot soldiers" of the civil rights movement through the personal story of 85-year-old barber James Armstrong, who carried the American flag in the epic 1965 "Bloody Sunday" Selma voting rights march, and spearheaded efforts to integrate public schools in Alabama. Armstrong was one of thousands of average Americans who risked jail and their lives in the fight for racial equality and the right to vote. "The worst thing a man can do is nothing," says Armstrong in the film. An Army veteran, he was the proprietor of Armstrong's Barbershop, a political and cultural hub in Birmingham, Alabama, for more than 50 years. Every inch of wall space in his shop was covered with inspirational clippings and photographs of his heroes, including Martin Luther King, Jr., who had his hair cut by Armstrong. In addition to participating in the Selma march and being jailed in other protests, Armstrong filed a ground-breaking lawsuit in 1957 that challenged school segregation and led to his two sons enrolling as the first black students at previously all-white Graymont Elementary in 1963. One of his sons reflects back on what it was like as a child during those difficult days. Notably in the film, Armstrong celebrates an event he never believed he'd see in his lifetime -- the election and inauguration of the first African-American president. "This is what I went to jail and marched for," he says. The Barber of Birmingham vividly illustrates the history and impact of the voting and civil rights movement through James Armstrong's journey, supplemented by commentary from prominent civil rights veterans as well as historical footage from the 1965 Selma march, Armstrong's campaign for school integration, and Dr. King's famous "I've been to the mountain top" speech. 
546 |a In English. 
586 |a Nominated 2012 Academy Awards, Best Documentary, Short Subjects 
586 |a Won 2014 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards, duPont-Columbia Award 
586 |a Won 2011 Ashland Independent Film Festival, Ashland Independent Film Award, Best Short Documentary 
586 |a Nominated 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Short Filmmaking Award, US Fiction 
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