Minorities: From Africa, Asia, and the Americas

Reviews briefly the history of the Blacks, Puerto Ricans, Japanese, Chinese, Mexicans, and Indians in the U.S. Explains that most racial minorities have entered American society through the poorest jobs and living conditions and that, at some time in each group's history, their presence and growing influence were usually resisted by both violent and legal means. Points out that new laws and programs have helped to alleviate the problems of discrimination and lack of opportunity.

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Arthur Mann

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, Reviews briefly the history of the Blacks, Puerto Ricans, Japanese, Chinese, Mexicans, and Indians in the U.S. Explains that most racial minorities have entered American society through the poorest jobs and living conditions and that, at some time in each group's history, their presence and growing influence were usually resisted by both violent and legal means. Points out that new laws and programs have helped to alleviate the problems of discrimination and lack of opportunity.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

More in Minorities Series

  1. Minorities From Europe 1972
  2. Minorities: From Africa, Asia, and the Americas 1972
  3. Minorities: In the Name of Religion 1972
  4. Minorities: What's a Minority? 1972

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
  2. Wikipedia — List of Coronet Films — title, year, creator, length, color, credits
  3. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright