Long Shadows the Legacy of the American Civil War

United States, 1987

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A documentary examining the legacy of the American Civil War and its effect upon the politics and people of the south in the 1980s. Interviews with Robert Penn Warren, Studs Terkel, Jimmy Carter and others.

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Credits

director

Ross Spears

Duration

01:28:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1987

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324427

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Politics and government

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

History → History

History → United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865

Literature → Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-

People → Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

People → Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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