History
A Place Called Rohwer: Memories of Camp Life
VHS, 30 min. 1978 ahc_p30.gif (13802 bytes)
During the wartime hysteria of WWII, the U.S. government incarcerated 110,000 Japanese Americans in ten camps two in southern Arkansas. This tape features interviews with Sam Yada, a member of the camp, whose family still resides in Arkansas; and the recollections of Rev. Joseph Hunter, former assistant director of Rohwer. Perhaps through these investigations we can discover the roots of the injustices of the past so that our children may be spared their recurrence.
During the wartime hysteria of WWII, the U.S. government incarcerated 110,000 Japanese Americans in ten camps two in southern Arkansas. This tape features interviews with Sam Yada, a member of the camp, whose family still resides in Arkansas; and the recollections of Rev. Joseph Hunter, former assistant director of Rohwer. Perhaps through these investigations we can discover the roots of the injustices of the past so that our children may be spared their recurrence.
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Jerome/Rohwer
Slides, 1980
Here are three carousels of slides from the National Archives which document the two Japanese-American internment camps located in Jerome and Rohwer, Arkansas, during World War II.
Here are three carousels of slides from the National Archives which document the two Japanese-American internment camps located in Jerome and Rohwer, Arkansas, during World War II.
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Rohwer
VHS, 10 min., 1990
Produced by AETN for The Arkansas Traveler, this is an update on Sam Yada and his family less than a year before his death.
Produced by AETN for The Arkansas Traveler, this is an update on Sam Yada and his family less than a year before his death.
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Printer to the Territory
VHS, 60 min., 1978
The place . . . the Arkansas territory. The time . . . 1827. This drama/documentary recalls the political events surrounding William Woodruff and his newspaper, The Arkansas Gazette oldest newspaper west of the Mississippi. The film's realistic settings, period costumes, and acting all convey a sense of the culture and attitudes of early territorial Arkansas.
The place . . . the Arkansas territory. The time . . . 1827. This drama/documentary recalls the political events surrounding William Woodruff and his newspaper, The Arkansas Gazette oldest newspaper west of the Mississippi. The film's realistic settings, period costumes, and acting all convey a sense of the culture and attitudes of early territorial Arkansas.
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Refugee Road
VHS, 60 min., 1981 Study guide available
The resettlement of a Laotian family in America is documented with focus on the attendant stress and triumphs of crossing cultural barriers. Similar to the Cuban and Vietnamese refugee experiences in Arkansas, this film is a significant portrait of courage and faith in the face of severe dislocation and culture shock.
The resettlement of a Laotian family in America is documented with focus on the attendant stress and triumphs of crossing cultural barriers. Similar to the Cuban and Vietnamese refugee experiences in Arkansas, this film is a significant portrait of courage and faith in the face of severe dislocation and culture shock.
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Riding the Rails
VHS, 72 min., 1996
The Great Depression forced 4,000,000 Americans away from their homes and onto the tracks in search of food and lodging. Of this number, 250,000 of these transients were children. The filmmakers of Riding the Rails relay the experiences and recollections of these now-elderly survivors of the rails. Using archival footage, personal photographs, and interviews, the film recounts these young hoboes’ lives on the tracks.
The Great Depression forced 4,000,000 Americans away from their homes and onto the tracks in search of food and lodging. Of this number, 250,000 of these transients were children. The filmmakers of Riding the Rails relay the experiences and recollections of these now-elderly survivors of the rails. Using archival footage, personal photographs, and interviews, the film recounts these young hoboes’ lives on the tracks.
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Sanatorium Hill
VHS, 30 min., 2001
This is the story of patients who survived the morbid treatments at the Booneville, Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanatorium, a facility that once was among the largest TB treatment centers in the world, housing 5,000 patients in peak years. The patients who survived the sanatorium have moved on to a very different world. Their disease is gone, but their memories remain, of the the pain and suffering, hope and despair, of life at sanatorium hill.
This is the story of patients who survived the morbid treatments at the Booneville, Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanatorium, a facility that once was among the largest TB treatment centers in the world, housing 5,000 patients in peak years. The patients who survived the sanatorium have moved on to a very different world. Their disease is gone, but their memories remain, of the the pain and suffering, hope and despair, of life at sanatorium hill.
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Seeds of Change: Introduction
VHS, 13 min., 1991
Introduction to the exhibit and the five "seeds" discussed. Herman J. Viola, Director, Quincentenary Programs, notes that "Only recently have we come to realize that what Columbus did in 1492 was to link two old worlds, thereby forming one new world."
Introduction to the exhibit and the five "seeds" discussed. Herman J. Viola, Director, Quincentenary Programs, notes that "Only recently have we come to realize that what Columbus did in 1492 was to link two old worlds, thereby forming one new world."
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Seeds of Change: Closing
VHS, 8 min., 1991
Our understanding of the past enables us to reshape our attitudes about the planet we share. We are challenged to plant "seeds of change" that can help us sustain the planet as it sustains us. Frank H. Talbot, Director, National Museum of Natural History observes that "...today with the dawning of the sixth century after Columbus's initial voyage, appreciation of culture and biological diversity has reawakened. We have accumulated knowledge of how cultures have shriveled and died, how species have been extinguished, and how our environment has been perilously damaged. It is now time to use this accumulated wisdom, born of loss, to help us heal, restore, and diversify further."
See also: EXHIBITS
Seeds of Change
Our understanding of the past enables us to reshape our attitudes about the planet we share. We are challenged to plant "seeds of change" that can help us sustain the planet as it sustains us. Frank H. Talbot, Director, National Museum of Natural History observes that "...today with the dawning of the sixth century after Columbus's initial voyage, appreciation of culture and biological diversity has reawakened. We have accumulated knowledge of how cultures have shriveled and died, how species have been extinguished, and how our environment has been perilously damaged. It is now time to use this accumulated wisdom, born of loss, to help us heal, restore, and diversify further."
See also: EXHIBITS
Seeds of Change
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Time of Fear
VHS, 60 min., 2005
In WWII more than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced from their homes and relocated in military camps. This film tells the story of the 16,000 men, women, and children who were sent to two relocation facilities, near Jerome and Rohwer, in southeast Arkansas -- one of the poorest and most racially segregated places in America. Rare home movies and exclusive interviews combine to give a powerful picture of the reaction to the camps while they existed as well as long-term lessons about suspicion, fear, racism, and resilience.
In WWII more than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced from their homes and relocated in military camps. This film tells the story of the 16,000 men, women, and children who were sent to two relocation facilities, near Jerome and Rohwer, in southeast Arkansas -- one of the poorest and most racially segregated places in America. Rare home movies and exclusive interviews combine to give a powerful picture of the reaction to the camps while they existed as well as long-term lessons about suspicion, fear, racism, and resilience.
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To Cross a River: A Ferry Tale
VHS, 30 min., 1982
In 1982 only a few Arkansas ferries were still operating across the state and most were scheduled to be replaced by bridges in the 1990's. Here, former CBS correspondent William Cole takes a look at the earliest frontier ferry, a recently defunct ferry, (such as Toad Suck in Faulkner County) and the bare handful of surviving ferries. Features informative narrative, photographs, and interviews with pilots and local people who fondly remember the old days and still spin "ferry tales."
In 1982 only a few Arkansas ferries were still operating across the state and most were scheduled to be replaced by bridges in the 1990's. Here, former CBS correspondent William Cole takes a look at the earliest frontier ferry, a recently defunct ferry, (such as Toad Suck in Faulkner County) and the bare handful of surviving ferries. Features informative narrative, photographs, and interviews with pilots and local people who fondly remember the old days and still spin "ferry tales."
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TR: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
VHS, 2 tapes, 4 parts, 60 min. each, 1996 CC
ahc_p31.gif (16795 bytes)1. The Long Campaign, 1858 - 1901
The first part of the series deals with TR’s birth into a wealthy New York family with a strong sense of social justice. During these years, tragedy strikes with the untimely death of his mother and first wife. He flees his grief to the Dakota Badlands. When he returns, his political career flourishes and he eventually becomes William McKinley’s Vice President.
2. The Bully Pulpit, 1901 - 1904
After McKinley’s assassination, Roosevelt becomes an "accidental" president. He uses the presidency to advance his agenda of social reform.
3. The Good Fight, 1905 - 1909
During his second term, TR builds the Panama Canal, wins the Nobel Prize for Peace, and introduces wide-sweeping social reforms. He names his best friend, William Howard Taft, as his successor. Taft wins the 1908 election.
4. Black Care, 1910 - 1919
TR opposed Taft for the 1912 Republican nomination. When Taft wins, TR runs for president with his own Progressive Party. He loses to Woodrow Wilson. Roosevelt, 55, retreats to the jungles of Brazil for two years. Six months after the death of his youngest son in World War I, Teddy Roosevelt dies in his sleep at Sagamore Hill.
ahc_p31.gif (16795 bytes)1. The Long Campaign, 1858 - 1901
The first part of the series deals with TR’s birth into a wealthy New York family with a strong sense of social justice. During these years, tragedy strikes with the untimely death of his mother and first wife. He flees his grief to the Dakota Badlands. When he returns, his political career flourishes and he eventually becomes William McKinley’s Vice President.
2. The Bully Pulpit, 1901 - 1904
After McKinley’s assassination, Roosevelt becomes an "accidental" president. He uses the presidency to advance his agenda of social reform.
3. The Good Fight, 1905 - 1909
During his second term, TR builds the Panama Canal, wins the Nobel Prize for Peace, and introduces wide-sweeping social reforms. He names his best friend, William Howard Taft, as his successor. Taft wins the 1908 election.
4. Black Care, 1910 - 1919
TR opposed Taft for the 1912 Republican nomination. When Taft wins, TR runs for president with his own Progressive Party. He loses to Woodrow Wilson. Roosevelt, 55, retreats to the jungles of Brazil for two years. Six months after the death of his youngest son in World War I, Teddy Roosevelt dies in his sleep at Sagamore Hill.
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Vietnam: A Television History Legacies - Desparate refugees fight to board the last plane to leave Nha Trang
VHS, 60 min. each, 1985
This video series chronicles three decades of struggle in Vietnam the years 1945-1975 during which time Vietnamese revolutionaries battled first the French, and later, the Americans and their Indochinese allies. A visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking in present- day military and foreign policy issues.
1A. Roots of War
Despite cordial relations between America and Communist leader Ho Chi Minh at the end of World War II, French and British hostility to Vietnamese independence laid the groundwork for a new war.
1B. The First Vietnam War, 1946-1954
The French expected to defeat Ho's ragtag Vietminh guerrillas easily, but after eight years of fighting and $2.5 billion in U.S. aid, they lost a crucial battle at Dien Bien Phu and with it their empire in Indochina.
2A. America's Mandarin, 1954-1963
To stop the spread of communism, America replaced France in South Vietnam, supporting President Ngo Dinh Diem until a coup brought an end to his regime.
2B. LBJ Goes to War, 1964-1965
With Ho Chi Minh determined to reunite Vietnam, Lyndon B. Johnson determined to prevent it, and South Vietnam on the verge of collapse, the stage was set for massive escalation of the war.
3A. America Takes Charge, 1965-1967
In two years, the Johnson Administration dispatched 1.5 million Americans to Vietnam to fight in the war.
3B. America's Enemy, 1954-1967
The Vietnam War as seen from different perspectives, by Vietcong guerrillas and sympathizers, by North Vietnamese leaders and rank and file, and by Americans held prisoner in Hanoi.
4A. Tet, 1968
The massive enemy offensive at the Lunar New year decimated the Vietcong but failed to topple the Saigon government and led to the beginning of America's military withdrawal from Vietnam.
4B. Vietnamizing the War, 1968-1973
The United States program of troop pullouts, stepped-up bombings, and huge arms shipments to Saigon changed the war.
5A. Cambodia and Laos
Despite technical neutrality, both of Vietnam's smaller neighbors were drawn into the war, suffered massive bombing, and, in the case of Cambodia, endured a postwar holocaust.
5B. Peace Is at Hand, 1968-1973
While combat continued, American and North Vietnamese diplomats in Paris were negotiating over the conditions for a peace treaty. After more than four years, they reached an accord.
6A. Homefront USA
Through troubled years of controversy and violence, as U.S. casualties mounted and victory remained elusive, American opinion moved from general approval to general dissatisfaction with the Vietnam War.
6B. The End of the Tunnel, 1973-1975
South Vietnamese leaders believed that America would never let them be defeated, a belief that died as the North Vietnamese occupied Saigon on April 30, 1975, and the long war ended with South Vietnam's surrender.
7. Legacies
The final program explores the ramifications of the war in Asia and in the United States, and its impact on America's foreign policy. Vietnam is now poorer than ever and at war on two fronts; America's legacy includes more than 500,000 Asian refugees, 2.5 million Vietnam veterans, and some questions that will not go away.
This video series chronicles three decades of struggle in Vietnam the years 1945-1975 during which time Vietnamese revolutionaries battled first the French, and later, the Americans and their Indochinese allies. A visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking in present- day military and foreign policy issues.
1A. Roots of War
Despite cordial relations between America and Communist leader Ho Chi Minh at the end of World War II, French and British hostility to Vietnamese independence laid the groundwork for a new war.
1B. The First Vietnam War, 1946-1954
The French expected to defeat Ho's ragtag Vietminh guerrillas easily, but after eight years of fighting and $2.5 billion in U.S. aid, they lost a crucial battle at Dien Bien Phu and with it their empire in Indochina.
2A. America's Mandarin, 1954-1963
To stop the spread of communism, America replaced France in South Vietnam, supporting President Ngo Dinh Diem until a coup brought an end to his regime.
2B. LBJ Goes to War, 1964-1965
With Ho Chi Minh determined to reunite Vietnam, Lyndon B. Johnson determined to prevent it, and South Vietnam on the verge of collapse, the stage was set for massive escalation of the war.
3A. America Takes Charge, 1965-1967
In two years, the Johnson Administration dispatched 1.5 million Americans to Vietnam to fight in the war.
3B. America's Enemy, 1954-1967
The Vietnam War as seen from different perspectives, by Vietcong guerrillas and sympathizers, by North Vietnamese leaders and rank and file, and by Americans held prisoner in Hanoi.
4A. Tet, 1968
The massive enemy offensive at the Lunar New year decimated the Vietcong but failed to topple the Saigon government and led to the beginning of America's military withdrawal from Vietnam.
4B. Vietnamizing the War, 1968-1973
The United States program of troop pullouts, stepped-up bombings, and huge arms shipments to Saigon changed the war.
5A. Cambodia and Laos
Despite technical neutrality, both of Vietnam's smaller neighbors were drawn into the war, suffered massive bombing, and, in the case of Cambodia, endured a postwar holocaust.
5B. Peace Is at Hand, 1968-1973
While combat continued, American and North Vietnamese diplomats in Paris were negotiating over the conditions for a peace treaty. After more than four years, they reached an accord.
6A. Homefront USA
Through troubled years of controversy and violence, as U.S. casualties mounted and victory remained elusive, American opinion moved from general approval to general dissatisfaction with the Vietnam War.
6B. The End of the Tunnel, 1973-1975
South Vietnamese leaders believed that America would never let them be defeated, a belief that died as the North Vietnamese occupied Saigon on April 30, 1975, and the long war ended with South Vietnam's surrender.
7. Legacies
The final program explores the ramifications of the war in Asia and in the United States, and its impact on America's foreign policy. Vietnam is now poorer than ever and at war on two fronts; America's legacy includes more than 500,000 Asian refugees, 2.5 million Vietnam veterans, and some questions that will not go away.
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Water Steals the Land: Arkansas' Great Flood
VHS, 29 min., 2002
After much higher than usual rainfall in Arkansas and other areas in the Mississippi River basin in the autumn of 1926, the Mississippi reached flood stage at Cairo, IL on New Year's Day, 1927. The major rivers in Arkansas were backing up and much of eastern Arkansas was under water by February 4. This documentary was produced by Delta Cultural Center for the 75th anniversary of the Great Flood that devastated the Delta, leaving thousands displaced, homeless and jobless.
After much higher than usual rainfall in Arkansas and other areas in the Mississippi River basin in the autumn of 1926, the Mississippi reached flood stage at Cairo, IL on New Year's Day, 1927. The major rivers in Arkansas were backing up and much of eastern Arkansas was under water by February 4. This documentary was produced by Delta Cultural Center for the 75th anniversary of the Great Flood that devastated the Delta, leaving thousands displaced, homeless and jobless.
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West of the Imagination Series
VHS, 52 min. each, 1986
1. Images of Glory
It is the beginning of the end of the "wild West" the time of the Civil War, the last of the Indian Wars, the final spike in the transcontinental railroad. Thomas Moran and Albert Bierstadt paint a mythical Eden, while pioneer photographers Eadweard Muybridge and Timothy O'Sullivan whet America's appetite for Western adventure.
2. The Wild Riders
This episode shows us the West of Fredric Remington and Charley Russell, whose works transformed the working cowboy into the most enduring hero-figure in American folklore. Russell became a living representative of the West he portrayed. In their very different ways, he and Remington created a gallery of heroes that live on in the American imagination.
1. Images of Glory
It is the beginning of the end of the "wild West" the time of the Civil War, the last of the Indian Wars, the final spike in the transcontinental railroad. Thomas Moran and Albert Bierstadt paint a mythical Eden, while pioneer photographers Eadweard Muybridge and Timothy O'Sullivan whet America's appetite for Western adventure.
2. The Wild Riders
This episode shows us the West of Fredric Remington and Charley Russell, whose works transformed the working cowboy into the most enduring hero-figure in American folklore. Russell became a living representative of the West he portrayed. In their very different ways, he and Remington created a gallery of heroes that live on in the American imagination.
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History