Howard E. Rollins
Language
English
Description
Captain Davenport, a proud black army attorney, is sent to Fort Neal, Louisiana, to investigate the ruthless shooting death of Sergeant Waters. Through interviews with Sarge's men, Davenport learns that he was a vicious man who served the white world and despised his own roots. Was the killer a bigoted white officer? Or could he have been a black soldier embittered by Waters' constant race baiting?
2) Ragtime
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.
Publisher
Distributed by TGG Direct, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Set in fictional southern towns, the show centers on Bill Gillespie (Caroll O'Conner), a sheriff who tries to solve crimes and catch criminals while navigating through tricky small-town politics where racial tensions often run high."--Container.
Publisher
TGG Direct, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Set in fictional southern towns, the show centers on Bill Gillespie (Caroll O'Connor), a sheriff who tries to solve crimes and catch criminals while navigating through tricky small-town politics where racial tensions often run high."--Container.
7) The boy King
Publisher
Phoenix Learning Group
Pub. Date
[between 2000 and 2009?]
Language
English
Description
"This inspiring drama focuses on young Martin Luther King, Jr's early encounters with prejudice and how the love and courage of his family moved him to speak out against segregation and made him a leader in the civil rights movement."--Container.
Publisher
Distributed by TGG Direct
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Takes an honest look at life in the new South. Bill Gillespie (Carroll O'Connor) stars as a small town sheriff who tries to solve crimes and catch criminals with the help of his investigator, Virgil Tibbs, and police lieutenant, Bubba Skinner. A tense drama about the navigation through tricky small town politics where racial tensions often run high"--Container.