Long shadows

This documentary explores the legacy of the Civil War and its echoes in American society from politics to economics, civil rights, collective and regional memory. Robert Penn Warren, Studs Terkel, Jimmy Carter, Robert Coles, Tom Wicker, Albert Murray, John Hope Franklin, James Reston, Jr. and C. Vann Woodward comment on the continuing significance of that conflict, as do weekend soldiers, blues singers, battlefield guides, relic collectors, West Pointers, Vietnam veterans, old movie stars and civil rights activists.

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record