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CD
MUSICALE -- An Offering in Song
Susheel Bibbs sings her favorites: DeBussy and
Schumann, black art songs and excerpts form Jerome Kern's Showboat
-- a splendid live concert with guest artist, baritone Autris Paige.
($10, plus $2 S/H)
ORDER A DVD OF THE DOCUMENTARY :
MEET MARY PLEASANT (56:46 min)--
TV/PBS
Version ($24.95)
Bibbs acclaimed performance as Pleasant (based
on Pleasant's own words) has been interwoven with commentary by internationally
known scholars, photos, and music to reveal the history of the abolition,
the Underground Railroad, enactments, early SF history, and Civil
Rights as they relate to Pleasant.It illumines her most important
civil-rights contribution, a court battle that changed civil-rights
law -- and reveals Pleasant's personal story as well. Coming
in February. Ask your local PBS station to program it! Distributed
through NETA and offered by KVIE-TV (PBS), Sacramento.
TO
ORDER THIS DVD ($24.95) click below: www.kviestore.org
MEET MARY PLEASANT (41:28 min)
-- Educator's
version ($19.95)
Perfect for colleges or schools: This version won
BEST OF FESTIVAL at the Berkeley International Video and Film Festival
in the Documentary category. The documentary contains Bibbs' acclaimed
performance as Pleasant (based on Pleasant's own words) interwoven
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
(New --$19.95 plus $4 S/H)
BRIEF
PLEASANT DOCUMENTARY: THE LEGACY OF MARY ELLEN PLEASANT (26: 46 min)
This show comprises portions of the 41 min version
but focuses primarily on Pleasant's most important civil-rights legacy--
a court battle that changed modern-day civil rights law. It also takes
a fast-paced look at her early life and other civil-rights accomplishments.
Available through KVIE-TV (PBS), Sacramento.
TO ORDER THIS DVD ($14.95), click
here: www.kviestore.org
Book
HERITAGE
OF POWER
-The
story suggested by 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 how she was empowered by a
social model and the religion of Mme. Marie LaVeaux to become "Mother
of Civil Rights in California." -Contains a brief bio of LaVeaux and
analysis of Voodoo/Voudou (Full references and index available free
to
scholars on request -- email www.mepleasant1@yahoo.com for that)
($24.95, plus $4 S/H)
"Heritage"
is also in Barnes and Noble's and Borders' extended title base and
at many bookstores, especially in California and New Orleans.
Read more about this book on our Writings
page.
OTHER
DVD'S
MEET JOHN BROWN
Meet
John Brown is a DVD that presents new perceptions of abolitionistJohn
Brown. The DVD contains an excerpt from Bibbs' chautauqua O Freedom!
and interviews withnoted
scholars, including Gwendolyn Robinson (Canada), Jean Libby (California),and
Dr. Louis DeCaro (New York)
($20, plus $4 S/H. Specify VHS or DVD format.)
ON VHS or DVD
TEISH
IN NEW ORLEANS (VHS only)
Luisah
Teish, Ph.D, renowned women's spirituality leader, Yorubapriestess,
and author tells her story, performs ritual with New Orleans priests,
and visits the sites described in her classic book, Jambalaya.
(TRT 18 minutes. $15, plus $4 S/H. VHS only)
AN
UNSUNG MUSE
Classical Song of Black Composers Documentary (VHS only)
This performance documentary presents rare African-American history:
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; photos and archival interviews with the
composers too -- a must for educators and lovers of black or classical
song. (Request Bibbs booklet on performing
the spiritual at mepleasant1@yahoo.com)
(VHS format, 40
minutes. $20, plus $4.95 S/H. )
