15602. The Bigger Picture (Giving and Getting Meaning) (33:58)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 13 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and ...

15603. The biology of the past (30:22)

Date:
1962
Summary:
The biology of the past; the aims, methods and instrumentation of modern biology, and its pertinence to man; the biology of the future in terms of some of its problems.

15604. The Black Family (32:53)

Date:
August 21, 1973
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Spaulding, William; Gardner, Mynelle.
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion about the Black family with Mynelle Garder, a housewife; Terry Bonner, a recent graduate; and Bill Spaulding, Assistant Director at the Martin Center. The ...

15605. The Black Family (Part 2) (32:01)

Date:
August 21, 1972
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Gardner, Mynelle; Spaulding, William
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts part two of a discussion with Mynelle Garder, Terry Bonner and Bill Spaulding about the Black family. The primary focus is on education and employment opportunities, in...

15606. The Black Male (32:14)

Date:
May 13, 1975
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Spaulding, William
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Bill Spaulding on the Black man. The hosts discuss the Black man’s self-identity and role as an example for younger Black boys. They discuss Black men...

15607. The Black Male (32:57)

Date:
July 31, 1973
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012; Spaulding, William
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Bill Spaulding, assistant director of the Martin Center, about the role of the Black male in contemporary culture. Topics include victimization, mento...

15608. The black soldier (26:54)

Date:
1968
Summary:
Traces the history of the black American's participation in the armed forces of the United States, from the Revolutionary War to the war in Vietnam. Reveals little known facts about blacks such as ...

15609. The Blazing Trail (1:20:51)

Date:
1921
Main contributors:
Thornby, Robert, 1889-1953; Philbin, Mary.; Rich, Lillian, 1900-1954
Summary:
Young doctor Bradley Yates has been trying to come up with a serum to counteract blood poisoning, with no results. Exhausted, he takes a rest in the Blue Ridge Mountains and stays in a small mounta...

15610. The Block and The Pyramid (22:30)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 9 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Drawing with Paul Ringler.

15611. The blues (19:36)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
This documentary captures the music and environments of prominent blues singers, including J.D. Short, Pink Anderson, Furry Lewis, Baby Tate, Memphis Willie B., Gus Cannon, and Sleepy John Estes, i...

15612. The book of Hosea (29:37)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Dr. Bernard Boyd, University of North Carolina, discusses the Book of Hosea from the Bible. Analyzes the relationship of Hosea and his wife Gomer as a metaphor for God and the faithless people.

15613. The book of Nahum (29:40)

Date:
1961
Summary:
An enthusiastic discussion from Dr. Bernard Boyd, University of North Carolina, on the Book of Nahum from the Bible. Presents the text as historically oriented writings dealing with the human exper...

15614. The Boom and the Bust (29:26)

Date:
1955
Summary:
The USA withdrew and sought to lead its own life. The nation tried to return to “normalcy.” In an unstable world Americans knew amazing prosperity and, while it lasted, lived with carefree abandon....

15615. The Born Criminal (29:49)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses the relationship of heredity to criminality. Points out common misconceptions concerning physical characteristics as a cause or recognizable symbol of crime. Explains the fallacies in Lom...

15616. The Boxcar Children (33:35)

Date:
1982
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 5 of Readit. John Robbins draws scenes from the book by Gertrude Warner as a storyteller and describes episodes about the children who make a boxcar their home. Encourages children to read ...

15618. The brave tailor (15:07)

Date:
1957
Main contributors:
WKNO-TV; The Junior League of Memphis; Tom Tichenor
Summary:
Marionettes reveal the story of a Young Tailor who buys jam for one slice of bread which attracts seven hungry flies. The tailor kills all seven flies with one blow, decides he is very brave, and g...

15620. The Bremen town musicians (16:20)

Date:
1972
Summary:
No longer wanted by their masters, a donkey, dog, cat, and rooster set out for Bremen to become musicians. They prove clever enough to outwit some robbers.