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Deaf Mosaic 402: Deaf President Now

Deaf President Now (DPN). 1988 Deaf Mosaic special edition on the Deaf President Now movement, produced immediately following the events during March 1988. Interviews with student leaders Greg Hlibok, Tim Rarus, Bridgetta Bourne, Jerry Covell, and others -- Exclusive footage of the demonstrations on the Gallaudet campus -- and an interview with new Gallaudet president, Dr. I. King Jordan.

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Seeds of Hope: The Andrew Jackson Foster Story (2018)

A visual narrative of Andrew Jackson Foster whom he was the first deaf African American to graduate from Gallaudet College in 1954 and worked toward achieving his dream of establishing 32 Deaf schools in Africa.

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Bison Fight Song (1932)

Museum Exhibition - Bison Fight Song 1932 Filming of the Gallaudet College football game. Shows the Gallaudet students who attended to watch, chanting for the Gallaudet football players, and the older version of the bison song.

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Class of 1952 (1990)

Class of '52. The history of deaf black children at the Kendall School from the late 1800's to the early 1950's. The poor education that was given to the deaf children, however it was worse for the black deaf children. In the year of 1867-1888, the Columbia school for the deaf conducted integrated classes. Separate but equal doctrine was legitimated by Plessy vs. Ferguson. This law established the concept of segregation within education. The black deaf children were sent to…

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Deaf Video #25 - Festival of American Folklife (1981)

Deaf Video #25 - Festival of American Folklife 07/01/1981

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Gallaudet Video Presents "The Preservation of Sign Language" August 24, 1913

George W. Veditz.shares a few words about the importance of preserving Sign Language. George mentioned that deaf people must be hard-hearted to those teachers who think they know everything but they do not understand what the mind, spirit, desire, and needs of a deaf person are. Deaf people from France, Germany, England, and Italy looks to us deaf Americans to help free their chains in mind, body, spirit, and ability to use sign language in their schools. Like the false prophet, Alexander G.…

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DPN 1988 vol. 6 - Mayflower Hotel 2 of 4 March 6, 1988

DPN 1988 vol. 6 - Mayflower Hotel 2 of 4 March 6, 1988 A Gallaudet student furiously informed other peers that he asked the board of trustees to give him an explanation, but the board said they were too busy. They were busy talking to the reporters, instead of trying to connect with their own students and more concerned about the attention from the public. Greg Hlibok shares with others about other deaf people from other states in America is watching and angry with the decision of the Board…

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ODI: Still I Rise! with Dr. Glenn Anderson - 2/27/14

Dr. Glenn Anderson presents, "Still I Rise! The Enduring Legacy of Black Deaf Arkansans Before and After Integration." After the Supreme Court's Brown vs. the Topeka Board of Education landmark decision in 1954 to end segregation, black students in Arkansas were relocated to white campuses. Consequently, much of the history of the black students was lost. Dr. Glenn Anderson's presentation is a compilation of the memories and stories shared by black deaf Arkansans ranging…