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Title
Urban Odyssey: Isaac Franck
Subject
Local History
Activism
Civil Rights
Jewish History
Description
In the early 1990's the Humanities Council of Washington, DC produced the Urban Odyssey series of documentaries. The installments tell the stories of historic local figures in their own words. In this episode Isaac Franck, a noted Jewish Civil Rights activist, describes how the District's Jewish and African-American communities fought with (and sometimes against) one another in a common struggle.From his arrival in Washington in 1948, Franck saw the need for Jewish residents and other communities to join forces to combat the injustice and inequality that was pervasive in that period. Franck worked with civil rights groups in the 1950s and 1960s, and also strove to unite different elements of the Jewish community. Click here to access the Youtube video. Note: These three tapes are labeled, tapes #1, #3 and SVHS.
Creator
Humanities Council of Washington, DC
Source
Humanities Council of Washington, DC
Publisher
Humanities Council of Washington, DC
Date
1991
Contributor
Parkerson, Michelle
Pratt, Bill
Rights
Copyright 1991, Howard University Public TV
Copyright 1991, Humanities Council of Washington, DC
Format
VHS
wmv
mp4 (part one only)
Language
English
Type
Moving Image
Identifier
217
Coverage
Citywide
Moving Image Item Type Metadata
Duration
00:28:17
Compression
wmv
mp4 (part one only)
Producer
Parkerson, Michelle
Pratt, Bill
Director
Parkerson, Michelle
Pratt, Bill