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Bibbs' award-winning documentaries on Pleasant, her award-winning
book HERITAGE OF POWER, and her song CD. Our online payments are handled
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ORDER A DVD DOCUMENTARY ON PLEASANT -- FOUR VERSIONS
MEET MARY PLEASANT
(Mother of Civil Rights-- 56:31 min)--
Multi-Award PBS-Festival Version ($19.95)
Bibbs awardwinning performance documentary, narrated
by RUBY DEE, also interweaves DR. BIBBS' renowned chautauqua performance
as Pleasant, based on Pleasant's own words. The film also interweaves
commentary by internationally known scholars, original period photos,
enactments, montages, Archival film footage, animation, and period
music (including spirituals sung or hummed by Bibbs), to reveal Pleasant's
true, colorful story. Seven years in the making and 13 years in research,
it's not fiction, but rather, the history of the abolition, the Underground
Railroad, early SF history, and Civil Rights as a backdrop to Pleasant's
story. The film reveals Pleasant's most important civil-rights contribution--
a court battle that changed modern civil-rights law -- and addresses
controversies that affected her life.
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MEET MARY PLEASANT EDUCATIONAL SHORT (41:28
min) Award-winning
Educator's version ($17.95 plus $2 s/h via PayPal)
-a perfect fit for a college or school class period
(From Adult to Grade 4), this short version won BEST OF FESTIVAL at
the Berkeley International Video and Film Festival in the Documentary
category. The documentary, Narrated by RUBY DEE, interweaves BIBBS'
acclaimed performance as Pleasant (based on Pleasant's own words)
with commentary by internationally known scholars along with photos,
and music to reveal Pleasant's involvement in abolition, the Underground
Railroad, the Civil War and more -- a living history lesson. It features
enactments, early SF history, and Civil Rights as they relate to Pleasant
and her legacy to us all -- especially a court battle that changed
civil-rights law
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Award-winning
HALF HOUR PBS Documentary: THE LEGACY OF MARY ELLEN PLEASANT (26:46
min)
This fast-paced, PBS Short documentary won a silver
TELLY Award in 08--The Northern CA TV Award of merit: It contains
re-enactments and portions of the longer documentary and Bibbs' chautauqua,
but focuses primarily on commentary by California scholars and Pleasant's
most important civil-rights achievement-- a court battle in the CA
State Supreme Court that changed modern-day civil-rights law. It takes
a quick look at Pleasant's early life and other civil-rights accomplishments
too. -great intro to Pleasant.
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here from the PBS Affiliate ($14.95),
www.kviestore.org
The Book
HERITAGE
OF POWER ($20.00,
plus $2.95 S/H --
New
Lower Price!-- expanded Bibliography)
-The
research behind the documentary -- a social history on Pleasant and
how she became Mother of Civil Rights in CA. The book contains Pleasant's
story (fully researched) and explains how she was empowered by a social
model and the religion of Mme. Marie LaVeaux of New Orleans to become
"Mother of Civil Rights in California." -Contains a fully-researched
brief bio of LaVeaux and an in-depth analysis of LaVeaux's faith --
Voodoo/Vodou
-- now the national religion of Haiti.
=="Heritage"
is on Amazon.com and is also in Barnes and Noble's and Borders' extended
title base for special order; it is also at many bookstores, especially
in California and New Orleans.
Read more about this book on our Writings
page.
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AN UNSUNG MUSE (VHS,
40 mins. $15, s/h $4.95)
Classical Song of Black Composers Documentary (VHS only)
-- Watch for it soon on DVD
This performance wonderful documentary presents rare African-American
classical song and is perfect for use by music departments. It features
two hundred years of classical songs by black composers-- performances
by Drs. Susheel Bibbs, tenor William Brown and Dr. Helen Dilworth,
aswell as Hilda Harris, Jacqueline Hairston, William Duncan Allen,
David Tigner, and others. Renowned composers are also included in
photos and in archival interviews -- a must for educators and lovers
of black or classical song. (Request
Bibbs booklet on performing the "Negro" spiritual at mepleasant1@yahoo.com)
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CD - -Bibbs in song! ($8 plus $2 s/h)
Musicale: Susheel Bibbs in concert LIVE with songs from Bach to
Broadway
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