Cultural History

Included DVDs: Historic Jewish Discrimination & Racism Films Historic Japanese Prejudice & Racism Films Fear Of Strangers Films DVD (1950′s) Classic Anthropology Films Historic Poverty Films Historic Nazi Concentration Camp Films Vintage Haiti Film (1942) Historic ACLU Film Historic Appalachia Films Historic Anti Gay & Homosexual Propaganda Film Historic HUAC Propaganda Film [Operation Abolition] Historic [...]

Included DVDs: Historic Nazi Concentration Camp Films Historic Santo Thomas Interment Concentration Camp Film Japanese Relocation (1943)

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Amazing short film about the lady lifeguards auxiliary core trained at Manhattan Beach in New York in the 1930s and 1940s. Table Of Contents: (1) Lady Lifeguards (1940s) – A very fun and entertaining gender piece about the training and test female lifeguards must pass to enter the lifeguard core – 9 Minutes Included Films:

Topics include marijuana, alcohol, teenage drinking, drinking and driving, heroin, peer pressure, gateways drugs, propaganda, addiction and so much more is included in this unbelievable collection. Included Films:

This is a fantastic collection of seven strong black history films that all showcase a different angle of the African-American cultural experience. The dates of the films range from 1930-1967. Included Films:

We have collected four old great anthropology films from 1947-1957 and put them onto one educational DVD compilation. You cant find this DVD anywhere else! Included Films:

Incredible film and newsreel footage collection spanning from 1933 – 1957. Includes footage of The Israeli – Egyptian War, Palestinian refugee camps, Israel in the 30s, and Israeli life and culture. Included Films:

Historical footage of Eleanor Roosevelt from 1933 – 1957, including several short speeches with some great quotes. Included Films:

This amazing newsreel compilation follows a young Fidel Castro, as he assumes power of Cuba in January of 1959. Included Films:

What a great little piece from the beginning of the 1950s! Frank Sinatra sings Stardust and Lucky Strike later explains how they make the best cigarettes in the world. Great music and great information! This rare Sinatra find is perfect for Sinatra fans and an interesting piece of Americas tobacco heritage. Included Films:

The most infamous anti-drug film ever made, Reefer Madness is a one of the most celebrated vintage films in history. Taking campy cult classic to the highest possible level, this is the film where marijuana smokers end up in insane asylums. But in the beginning, its a story about happy-go-lucky youngsters just out to have [...]

Classic marijuana & drug use propaganda movies collection. Full of outrageous & hilarious footage, these films portrayed marijuana as making people crazy. Included Films:

This is the largest and most comprehensive collection of teenage historic propaganda marijuana movies. This collection is priceless. These movies have the most outrageous ideas and propaganda about drug use ever put on film. Included Films:

These films are for anyone who loves to laugh at the past. Fascinating US government sponsored classic films collection targeted at young persons all about SEX. These films are hilarious. This is a rare look into the past when the post-WWII campaign for strengthening family, marriage, and the community was full stride. Included Films:

This (2) DVD compilation features films about women in workforce during the 1940s and 1950s. Gender roles have evolved substantially since these films were made but the old gender biases run rampant through this collection. Women are portrayed as emotional, more troublesome workers, and pretty much relegated to secretarial work. Included Films:

Women played such an important role in WWII, as these great historic films show – including maintaining the economic workload at home while most of the men were abroad fighting. Sexism abounds in many of these old films. This is priceless aesthetic documentation of gender roles in WWII. You cant find this DVD anywhere else! [...]

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Having the facts about religion, race, and culture, is the best way to transcend stereotypes. “Cultural Awareness: Respecting Race, Religion, and Diversity,” breaks down the barriers of the conceived with interviews from people of all walks of life including Muslims, Jews, Christians, transgendered people, Mexican Americans, and more. The United States is a diverse melting [...]

In this film, D.E.A. agent Bob Sager gives an interesting presentation to San Francisco law enforcement personnel warning them of the dangers of “designer drugs”. During the 1980?s, the term “designer drugs” was coined to explain those drugs whose molecular structures had been altered. As a result of the popularity of ecstasy (MDMA), the D.E.A [...]

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What irony! The government made a propaganda film promoting hemp/marijuana production during WWII. This film shows that there are plenty of uses for marijuana apart from getting high off of it. Get this great classic on DVD! Table Of Contents: (1) Hemp for Victory (1942) – 14 minutes Included Films:

What an interesting piece of Paul Newmans portfolio this is, as he narrates a drug addiction classic that deals with a lot of heavy hitting issues surrounding how hardcore drugs are smuggled into urban areas and consumed. This rare piece of Newman memorabilia is now available on DVD! Included Films:

Operation Correction documents the anti-HUAC protests May 1960 in San Francisco. Protestors were demonstrating the HUAC hearings that were taking place at City Hall. The protests became violent and heightened when police used firehouses to force protestors, whom were mainly students, away from the steps of City Hall. This film includes footage from both the [...]

In the traditional of ridiculous government sponsored social propaganda films such as Reefer Madness, comes, Boys Beware, an outlandish film about homosexuality. The film claims that homosexuality is a mental illness, a disease of the mind, and contagious. It goes on further to claim that homosexuals are pedophiles preying on young school children. This propaganda [...]

This propaganda film is a full-blown attack on the pornography industry. Its main thesis is, pornography corrupts and perverts the mind. The film makes outrageous and ridiculous claims using fear tactics to make its case against pornography varying from rape, to homosexuality, to sexual transmitted diseases, to illegitimate births. As a secondary persuasion method the [...]

This compilation documents daily life in the Appalachia mountain regions of North Carolina and Tennessee during the 1950s. Topics include mountain life, culture, food, bluegrass music, education, and farming. Included Films:

This film features interviews with Minister of Defense, Huey P. Newton (from Alameda County Jail), Eldridge Cleaver, Minister of Information, and Chairman Bobby Seale. The film also features scenes from a Black Panther rally at Hutton Memorial Park demanding the release of Mr. Newton. This film does contain adult language. Included Films:

This propaganda piece lobbies against big tobacco and portrays the tobacco industry as a lying, greedy, and cutthroat business that knowingly hides the truth about the health problems caused by smoking cigarettes. Included Films:

This is an essential collection of rare black history and civil rights movement films, digitized and preserved for history on DVD. Many famous people of black history are shown and heard in these vintage movies, including Martin Luther King Jr., Maya Angelou, Jackie Robinson and Bayard Rustin. The civil rights movement, its leaders and its [...]

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Home economics may seem like a dated subject, but this is not true. Although many of the depictions and insinuations of female homemakers of the past were very sexist, the principles of home economics are extremely valuable to our society and teach good living lessons to both sexes. In this modern age, where families have [...]

The House Committee on Un-American Activity (HUAC) tried to stifle a Communist conspiracy called Operation Abolition in the late 1950s and early 1960s that was supposedly trying to undermine the American governments fight against the spread of Communism. This film was made to showcase the 1960 California legal proceedings involving the Operation Abolition conspiracy. You [...]

This brilliant Ironrite advertisement brings back the 1940s in all its glory. Rich color schemes and enthusiastic narration are used to promote the new ironing system, Ironrite, as a life saver for homemakers in this dynamic classic. Included Films:

During World War II, the United States government produced a series of racist propaganda films with the purpose of increasing discrimination, prejudice and racism toward Japanese people, Japanese culture and Japanese Americans. These films were produced in a dark era of racial discrimination and racism in America and frankly, the films are quite appalling. However, [...]

For centuries and centuries throughout history, all races and religions have been hurt by racism and discrimination. One of the most compelling and unique racial histories belongs to the Jewish culture. In the name of increasing awareness of the history of Judaism and the struggles the Jews of the world have faced, we have put [...]

These campy classic feminine hygiene films discuss the menstrual cycle, having your first period and the female reproductive system. Common physical and emotional symptoms such as pms, cramps and bleeding and the proper application of tampons and feminine napkins are covered at length. Included Films:

The Navajo Tribe is the largest population of Native Americans on the North American continent, and their history is rich. Although there is not a large library of old film footage remaining from the earlier eras of the Navajo people, the footage we do have access to includes lots of great photography of the people, [...]

***Please note this film contains graphic material. We purposefully did not choose to show any pictures of the deceased or mass graves in the sample photos section as to respect the dead and to ensure no misuse of such photos. Be advised this film is much more graphic than the sample photos represent***This is a [...]

***Please note this film contains graphic material. We purposefully did not choose to show any pictures of the deceased or mass graves in the sample photos section as to respect the dead and to ensure no misuse of such photos. Be advised this film is much more graphic than the sample photos represent***This is a [...]

Explore the history of poverty in America first-hand with this special DVD compilation of historical filmstrips featuring great movies from the Salvation Army, the United Fund and other positive social organizations. There are six films of invaluable video history that helped bring about social change in the United States. Included Films:

This bizarre film presents Atarax, a new psychoactive drug, as the savior for the mental disturbed. Included Films:

This is a hard-to-find DVD edition of a Pueblos film from 1950 covering Native Americans in the Southwest. Included Films:

This is invaluable footage of the Santo Thomas concentration camp operated by the Japanese to house American and British troops during World War II. The camp was located on the grounds of a university in Manila and was liberated in 1945. The film includes footage of burning buildings, military vehicles barreling through the streets, children [...]

Are social classes pre-determined? This vintage film on DVD aims to discover this question during an era (1957) when many citizens of various races and social classes were still not extended complete civil rights. Despite the American Dream of the pursuit of life, liberty and property – is our society still basically hierarchical? Included Films:

Take a look at the recent history of an ancient culture in this DVDfeaturing incredible footage of the Taos Pueblo during the 1940s. Over 1000 years old, this area is one of the oldest areas in the U.S. Also included in this DVD is great footage and information on Native American culture in the Southwest [...]

Part of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, The Poor Peoples Campaign specifically attacked the issue of economic justice for impoverished Americans. Although the ultimate goal of the program was to fight poverty, the non-violent campaign also called for racial harmony and social justice for all people. Included Films:

See how the Tohono Oodham tribe lived during the 1940s in this vintage piece of Native American history. Captivating footage of handmade arts and crafts and rare rodeo footage make this DVD a unique find! Table of Contents: (1) The Desert People (1941) – This film documents the culture of the Papago Native American tribe [...]

This straightforward, unembellished documentary captures the struggle of Newark welfare mothers to form a buying club in response to store markups on food prices for welfare recipients. The film shows the meetings and discussions the women took part in to get the club started. They faced resistance from all sides: store owners, wholesalers, government officials, [...]

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Filmed on October 14, 1982, this video features President Ronald Reagan addressing his new program to combat drug trafficking and organized crime. President Reagan verbally attacks the mob and other organized criminals he describes as the dark evil enemy within. This speech was just the beginning of several new initiatives targeting organized crime during President [...]

Baseball lovers will marvel at this baseball movie starring Jackie Robinson in his own biography. Take a look at the incredible life of the first African American professional baseball player as he overcomes discrimination to become one of the most beloved baseball players of all time! Included Films:

On March 18th, 1963, 250,000 people assembled on the lawn of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. in what has been billed by many as, the single most important event in the 20th century. Performances by Odetta, Joan Baez & Marian Anderson set the stage for speeches by A. Philip Randolph & Dr. Martin Luther [...]

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*Be Advised: Contains Graphic Material* This is a collection of scenes from daily life in the Warsaw Ghetto where over 400,000 Jews lived from 1940 – 1943. As this contains real, often brutal, footage, we purposefully did not choose to show any pictures of the deceased in the sample photos section as to respect the [...]

Alcohol abuse, addiction, alcoholism, drinking and driving – none of these social problems are new, as shown in this rare films collection from 1949 – 1979. The effects of drugs and alcohol on society and families are far reaching, and resonate deeper than just biological consequences. Armed with facts about alcohol abuse and addiction, effective [...]

This is a compilation of old rare Native American and American Indian 16mm films that have been digitized and collected onto DVD. You cant find this DVD anywhere else, because we designed it ourselves! Its a must for Native American educators, enthusiasts or collectors. Included Films:

This historic film collection is an amazing look at the cigarette and tobacco industry from the perspective of an increasingly cancer conscious mid-century America. Early groundbreaking films that first discuss the health effects of tobacco and cigarette smoking are showcased here. Most smoking videos from this era in history were typically just tobacco industry advertising [...]

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This is a fascinating film about syphilis made in the thick of World War II. Its unusual in its level handedness: the film is full of reasonable discussion and openness. This era in American history was infamous for its sweeping under the rug of any unpleasantness in society. Uncharacteristically, the leading man who contracts syphilis [...]