Films
- Amistad (1997)Call Number: Main Media Services Video record 10161 DVDChronicles the 1839 revolt on board the slave ship Amistad bound for America. Much of the story involves the court-room drama about the slave who led the revolt.
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- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1973)Call Number: Main Media Services Video record 27979 DVDPresents the story of the long life of Miss Jane Pittman, who began her life as a slave in the South and who marched for her civil rights in the 20th century at the age of 110.
- Before Night Falls (2001)Call Number: Main Media Services Video record 10233 DVDA look at the life of Reinaldo Arenas, from childhood in Cuba to his death in New York City. His writings and homosexuality get him in trouble with Castro’s Cuba and he spends two years in prison before leaving for the United States.
- Far From Heaven (2003)Call Number: Main Media Services Video record 14097 DVDCathy is the perfect 1950s housewife, living the perfect 1950s life: healthy kids, successful husband, social prominence. Then one night she surprises her husband Frank having sex with another man, and her tidy world starts spinning out of control. In her confusion and grief, she finds consolation in the friendship of their African-American gardener, Raymond--a socially taboo relationship that leads to the further disintegration of life as she knew it.
- Green Dragon (2002)Call Number: Main Media Services Video record 28099 DVDIn 1975, refugee camps were set up across the deserts of the United States to house an exodus of over 100,000 Vietnamese immigrants before and immediately after the fall of Saigon. When Tai arrives at Camp Pendleton, he is confronted by a camp filled with despair. A Marine is in charge of housing the refugees until sponsors can be found to help them assimilate into American life.
- Lakota Woman (1994)Call Number: Main Media Services Video record 24531 VHSAnger that's been swirling for 100 years finally explodes like a force of nature. This is the inspiring, true story of the 1973 uprising that united Native Americans in their fight for survival. One woman rises from ignorance and fear to meet the challenge of her proud heritage during a bloody siege in which 2,000 Native Americans stood their ground and vowed never to be silent again.
- Namesake (2007)Call Number: Main Media Services Video record 24571 DVDAmerican-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants born in America wants to fit in with fellow New Yorkers, but his family is unwilling to let go of their traditional ways.
- Zoot Suit (1981)Call Number: Main Media Services Video record 28165 DVDA group of Mexican-Americans are sent to San Quentin unjustly for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. Based on the actual case and zoot suit riots of 1940’s Los Angeles.
Related Books and Websites
- Black Odyssey; The Case of the Slave Ship AmistadCall Number: Main Library E447 .C24 1971
- The Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanCall Number: Main Library PS3557.A454 A9 1972
- Lakota WomanCall Number: Main Course Reserve E99.D1 M425 1990
- The Power of the Zoot: Youth Culture and Resistance During World War IICall Number: Main Library E169 .A45 2008
- American Experience / Zoot Suit Riots (Website)www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/zoot/
- Multicultural Films :a Reference GuideCall Number: Main Reference Collection PN1995.9.M56 W45 2005Great reference book on popular films that have to do with diversity. Organized by topic.
Additional Films and Resources of Interest
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982) 
Call Number: Main Media Services Video record 1443 VHS
"True story, told from several points of view, of 1901 incident in which a young Mexican killed an American sheriff, then managed to elude a 600-man posse for nearly two weeks."--Leonard Maltin's TV, movies and video guide, 1987 ed.
Digital History - Gregorio Cortez (Website)
www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/learning_history/mexican_songs/cortez.cfm
With His Pistol in His Hand
Call Number: Main Library PQ7297.A1 C63
To Kill a Mockingbird
Call Number: Main Library PS3562.E333 T6 1999
The Politics of Same-Sex Marriage
Call Number: Main Library HQ1034.U5 P65 2007