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	A Class Divided 60 minutes Source: PBS Video A Class Divided is an expanded version of Eye of the Storm. In this documentary, Jane Elliott meets with her class to talk about the classroom experiment about discrimination she performed 15 years earlier and the effects it had on their lives. In addition, Jane Elliott is seen giving this lesson to employees of the Iowa prison system.
	Camera of My Family: Four Generations in Germany 1845-1945 18 minutes Source: out of print
	Challenge of Memory 23 minutes Source: Facing History and Ourselves This video accompanies Elie Wiesel's Night. The six selections in this montage parallel scenes described in Wiesel's memoir. The video excerpts not only provide a point of departure for discussing characters and incidents in the memoir, but they encourage students to think about universal themes of human behavior. Part of the Elements of Time series. Borrow Elie Wiesel's Night
	Chicago Students Confront Hatred and Discrimination 7 minutes Source: Facing History and Ourselves This video, produced as a companion to the Anne Frank in the World exhibit in Chicago, features Facing History and Ourselves students speaking about issues of racism, antisemitism, and violence in their lives.
	Chicano! 4 videotapes, 57 minutes each Source: out of print Since the time of the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848, Mexican Americans have struggled to achieve equality and full rights as citizens of the United States. This 4-part series examines pivotal events concerning land, labor, education, and political empowerment that took place between 1965 and 1975, the period that was the focus of the Mexican-American civil rights movement. 1. Quest for a Homeland
	Childhood Experiences of German Jews 23 minutes Source: Facing History and Ourselves These excerpts from the testimonies of five German Jews representing different areas of Germany explain what circumstances were like for Jewish children attending school between 1933 and 1939. A principal theme of the montage is that antisemitic legislation was applied at different levels of intensity in different areas of Germany and not all Jews felt equally threatened by the discriminatory policies of the prewar Nazi regime. Part of the Elements of Time series
	Childhood Memories 57 minutes Source: Facing History and Ourselves Through interviews of eleven Holocaust survivors and witnesses, this montage examines what conditions were like for Jewish and non-Jewish children living in Nazi-occupied Europe before and during World War II. Part of the Elements of Time series.
	China: A Century of Revolution 3 episodes, 120 minutes each on 3 VHS or 1 DVD Source: CD Universe This first-hand look at China's tumultuous history examines the country's social, political and cultural upheaval through eyewitness accounts, archival film footage, and commentary.
	Color Adjustment 87 minutes, color Source: California Newsreel In Color Adjustment, filmmaker Marlon Riggs brings his landmark study of prejudice and perception begun in Ethnic Notions into the Television Age. From Amos 'n Andy to The Cosby Show, Color Adjustment traces over 40 years of turbulent race relations through the lens of prime-time entertainment. The film is broken into two sections: Part I: "Color Blind TV? (1948-68)" (48 minutes) and Part II: "Coloring the Dream (1968-1991)" (39 minutes).
	Come Walk in My Shoes 56 minutes Source: Video/Action The Honorable John R. Lewis, a key figure in the civil rights movement, leads congressional colleagues on a pilgrimage to Alabama sites from that period of American history, including Montgomery and Selma. The video, which Lewis narrates, includes archival film, historical photographs, and historical music recordings.

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