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Agents of Change
Aug
17
10:22 AM10:22

Agents of Change

10:22AM (1hr 6mins) documentary

As the Civil Rights and Black Power movements made national headlines in the late 1960's, a less well-known struggle for inclusion was taking place on college campuses. Through the stories of those on the front lines, Agents of Change sheds new light on the story of race in America and its relationship to the Black Lives Matter and campus protests of today.

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Briscoe: Man of Science and Substance
Aug
17
9:00 AM09:00

Briscoe: Man of Science and Substance

9:00AM (15 mins) Documentary

"Briscoe: Man of Science and Substance" tells the story of African American scientist, Dr. Madison Spencer Briscoe. Born in 1904, less than 50 years after the abolition of slavery, Dr. Briscoe overcame great adversity to make important contributions to the fields of parasitology and entomology and advance the sciences at Storer College, one of West Virginia’s first colleges for African Americans.

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