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The Big Picture was a television program conceived by the US Army Signal Corps' Army Pictorial Center as part of a propaganda effort to defeat communism during the Cold War. The series generated over 800 28-minute episodes that ran on over 300 TV stations (including CBS- and ABC-affiliated stations) in the US and abroad from the 1950s to the 1970s.
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 reinforcing their language arts, mathematics and study skills. The series is broken up into thirteen themes: Finding Alternative, Estimating & Approximating, Giving & Getting Meaning, Collecting Information, Finding Patterns, Generalizing, Sequence and Scheduling, Using Criteria, Reshaping Information, Judging Information, Communicating Effectively and Solving Problems.
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.
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012, Spaulding, William, Gardner, Mynelle., Bonner, Terry
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 group talks about the diversity of Black family units, morality as a culturally defined term, effects of racism and oppression, materialism, education, and fields most open to Black employment.
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012, Gardner, Mynelle, Spaulding, William, Bonner, Terry
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, including family economics, the types of education available and whether an academic education is necessary, racism in the workplace, and the importance of mentoring, motivation and commitment.
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 in media and the positive and negative portrayals that are impacting Black children.
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, mentorship, both good and poor role models in films and television including Bill Cosby and Flip Wilson, impact of the film Book of Numbers starring Raymond St. James and D’Urville Martin, and Black leadership in Bahamas.
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 segregation in the military prior to 1947, the first soldier to fall in the Revolutionary War was black, black soldiers were the first to receive the Croix de Guerre in World War I, and over 1,000,000 Negroes served in World War II. Points out that black soldiers have served in the American wars, whether they were accepted socially or not.
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, in the urban and rural South. It features their performances and highlights the themes of loneliness, poverty, insecurity, and social discrimination that influence their music.
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.
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 experience in those times.
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. Then came the day of reckoning. The first stages of the Age of the Great Depression were confusing and painful.
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 Lombroso's theories of criminality. Stresses the need for education in the area of genetic inheritance as related to criminal tendencies. Features Dr. Douglas M. Kelly.
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 the book.
The Boxcar Children, episode 5 of Readit. John Robbins draws scenes from the book as a storyteller describes episodes about the children who make a boxcar their home. Encourages children to read the book.
Deadwood City and the Third Planet from Altair, episode 6 of Readit. Host John Robbins introduces two stories in which the reader makes decisions at many turning points, each of which can change the plot. In the first story, the reader can have several different adventures in the Old West. In the second story, the reader is given choices to make determining the course of a spaceship and the safety of its crew. Designed to encourage students to read the books.
Who's in Charge of Lincoln and The Lucky Stone, episode 7 of Readit. Host John Robbins introduces two stories by Dale Fife and Lucille Clifton respectively, the first about a man's adventures involving a sack of stolen money, and the second about a lucky stone which provides good fortune for its various owners. Designed to encourage students to read the books.
The Rise and Fall of Ben Gizzard and The Parrot and the Thief and The Contests at Cowlick, episode 8 of Readit. Host John Robbins introduces three stories all by Richard Kennedy, the first about a cunning swindler whose good fortune runs out; the second about a thief who steals a parrot and finds it to be an awkward eyewitness; and the third about a man who challenges a gang of outlaws to one contest after another, and wins by losing. Designed to encourage students to read the books.
WKNO-TV, The Junior League of Memphis, Tom Tichenor, Diane Parrish, Emma Wade, Al Gresham, Al Wood, Bill Orr, Howard Holst
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 goes to the castle to win the hand of the Princess. He presents himself to the King and Queen, who sent him to kill two giants who have been destroying the kingdom. They promise the tailor the Princess in marriage when the giants are dead.
