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1998 Evergreen Graduation Speech by Mumia Abu Jamal
Publisher: Evergreen
Format: VHS
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Mumia Abu-Jamal is on death row for crime he says he didn't commit. His pre-recorded message was his representation as graduation speaker to the graduating class of The Evergreen State College of 1998.
Equal Opportunity: The American Dilemma; A debate on Affirmative Action with Dinesh D'Souza and Tim Wise
Publisher: Evergreen, Office for Equal Opportunity
Format: VHS
Runtime: 1 hr 11 mins
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Tim Wise and Dinesh D'Sousa debate the merits of Affirmative Action at The Evergreen State College. Includes statements and questions from the community audience of approximately 1200. D'Sousa, a political conservative, describes himself as antiracist and sympathetic to minorities. A first generation immigrant from India, he authored the highly controversial book Illiberal Education: The Politics of Race and Sex on Campus (1991) and The End of Racism (1995). Tim Wise is an expert on racism and the political movements of the far right. He is the director of the youth Anti- Prejudice Project and speaks extensively around the country about racial tolerance and understanding. As assistant director of the Louisiana Coalition Against Racism and Nazism, he was instrumental in the political demise of neo-Nazi David Duke. He is the author of Little White Lies: The Truth About Affirmative Action and Reverse Discrimination.
Reverend James Lawson at Temple Beth Hatfiloh
Publisher: The Evergreen State College
Format: DVD
Runtime: 120 minutes
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Reverend James Lawson Jr’s talk at the Temple Beth Hatfiloh on 5/5/08.
Reverend James Lawson at Evergreen Lecture Hall I
Publisher: The Evergreen State College
Format: DVD
Runtime: 60 minutes
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Reverend James Lawson Jr.’s lecture 5/5/08 at The Evergreen State College Lecture Hall I.
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