Video Library
We invite you to take advantage of our great collection of diversity resources. Videos are available to Olmsted County residents for checking out with a $25 deposit.
New! Breaking Out of "The Man Box". A radical challenge to the social norms, culture and traditional images of manhood that have created an environment that support and tolerates men's violence against women. DVD and book.
New! Bullied. From the Teaching Tolerance series. This documentary tells the story of Jamie, who endured years of bullying and then took a stand. He went to court and fought for the right to be safe as school, even if you are gay. 38 minutes. DVD
New! Let’s Get Real. Name-calling and bullying have reached epidemic proportions in schools today. This documentary gives young people the chance to speak up in their own words about the real issues behind the problem, from sexual orientation to disability, from race to religion and more. For students in grades 6 and up, and for adults who work with kids. Curriculum guide and Spanish subtitles available. DVD
New! The Letter. A dramatic documentary about the firestorm of controversy that erupted when the mayor of Lewiston, Maine, sent an open letter to Somali refugees asking them to stop moving to his town. 76 minutes. DVD
New! Racism as a Mental Illness. Racism in the extreme. When does a social ill become a diagnosed mental illness? From ABC News Nightline. DVD
New! American in Black & White: Prom Night. A small Georgia town has separate dances for black and white students. After trying an integrated dance once, the segregation returns. What’s going on? ABC News Nightline. DVD
New! Race & Sex: What We Think But Don’t Say. Psychologists say we pigeonhole people by categories like age, race and gender because our brains are wired to do it automatically. Can we overcome stereotypes? From ABC News 20/20. DVD
New! Viva la Causa. The story of Cesar Chavez and a great movement for social justice. From the Teaching Tolerance series. DVD
New! Starting Small: Teaching Tolerance in Preschool and the Early Grades. DVD includes classroom activities and a resource guide. From the Teaching Tolerance series. 58 minutes.
Race: The Power of an Illusion. An award-winning three-part documentary from PBS. VHS/DVD
Part 1: “The Difference Between Us.” The genetics of race. 56 minutes.
Part 2: “The Story We Tell.” The history of race as a social construct. 56 minutes.
Part 3: “The House We Live In.” How institutions perpetuate racial inequality. 56 minutes.
Lee Mun Wah
The Color of Fear. In this award-winning documentary, director Lee Mun Wah facilitates a discussion about racism with nine men. 90 minutes. VHS
Last Chance for Eden: Film By Lee Mun Wah. From the award-winning director of The Color of Fear, comes Lee Mun Wah’s long awaited film about nine women and men who being an honest and emotionally charged conversation about how racism and sexism have affected their lives and families. 88 minutes. VHS
True Colors. An ABC 20/20 program about a black man and a white man, equal in every way except skin color, who go to St. Louis to shop, look for apartments, apply for jobs, buy a car, and hail a cab, meeting with very different responses. 18 min.
Blacks & Jews. This documentary goes behind the volatile fault line between blacks and Jews to probe the roots of distrust and discrimination. More than simply a study of a specific ethnic conflict, this film offers everyone concerned about diversity a primer on how dialogue breaks down – and what it will take to open it again. 85 min. VHS
Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later. 50 years after the Supreme Court ended school segregation with Brown v. Board of Education, how far have we come, and how far do we still need to go? This intimate, eye-opening film spends time in and out of the classroom and includes and interview with one of the original “Little Rock Nine.” 70 minutes. DVD
Jane Elliott - Jane Elliott’s widely known “Blue-Eyed/Brown Eyed” exercise is the oldest and most celebrated anti-racism awareness program in the country.
Blue Eyed. In Blue-Eyed, Elliott separates a group of 40 typical Midwestern adults by eye color. In no time, the stigmatized blue-eyed members become distracted and depressed, demonstrating the impact of life-long discrimination on minority achievement and self-esteem. 93 minutes. VHS
Essential Blue-Eyed. Special trainer’s edition. 86 minutes. VHS
A Class Divided. Footage from Jane Elliott’s original elementary school class experiment, along with interviews with her grown students. 56 minutes. VHS
The New American: This three-part series tells the powerful stories of today’s immigrants and refugees, following them from homelands and refugee camps they leave behind through their first tumultuous years in America. VHS/DVD
Part 1: Follows refugees from Nigeria, Dominican Republic, and Palestine. 115 minutes.
Part 2: Follows the 3 immigrants from previous episodes and their struggle in America. 115 minutes.
Part 3: Follows an Indian family as well as the previous three families’ continuing struggle in America. 170 minutes.
The Golden Door: Our Nation of Immigrants. 26 minutes. VHS
Guidance Club for Teens: Adjusting to Classmates from Different Cultures: 16 min. VHS
No Short Cuts: Challenging Cultural Bias When Working with People. VHS
Part 1- Multicultural.
Part 2- African American.
Part3- Asian/Pacific.
Part 4- Chicano/Latino.
Part 5- Native American.
Multicultural People of North America. This series on the history of various immigrant groups in the United States demonstrates the basic similarities we all share. Traditions and cultures may be different, but everyone (with the exception of African American slaves), came seeking freedom and economic opportunity. 15 minutes each. VHS.
Polish
Mexican
Italian
Jewish
Irish
Japanese
Arab
Puerto Rican
Irish
Central Americans
German
Korean
Amish
African Americans
Chinese
A History of Native Americans. 30 minutes. Appropriate for grades 4 and up. VHS
Wealth, Innovation & Diversity. Futurist Joel Barker discusses how diversity is necessary for innovation and the creation of new wealth. 31 minutes. VHS
Southern Poverty Law Center Teaching Tolerance Series
Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks: 47 minutes. VHS
A Time for Justice: America’s Civil Rights Movements. This film depicts the battle for civil rights as told by its foot soldiers. They rode where they weren’t supposed to ride; walked where they weren’t supposed to walk; sat where they weren’t supposed to sit. And they stood their ground until they won their freedom. 38 minutes. VHS
A Place at the Table. History and identity through the eyes of today’s youth. 40 minutes. VHS
The Children’s March. The children who fought in the Civil Rights Movement. 40 minutes. VHS, DVD
One Survivor Remembers.Gerda Weissmann was 15 when the Nazis came for her. On the day of her liberation from six years of Nazi rule, she weighed 68 pounds, her hair had turned white, and she had not had a bath in three years. She survived with courage, grace and dignity. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject. VHS, DVD
The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America. Produced by three-time Academy Award winner Charles Guggenheim, this documentary spans three centuries to examine this country’s ongoing struggle to live up to its ideals of liberty, equality and justice. 40 minutes. Closed captioned. VHS
Not in Our Town. An inspiring documentary on the grassroots response to hate crime that began in Billings, Montana, and spread to towns across America, including Rochester. VHS, DVD
All Together. Renowned ventriloquist Jonathan Geffner brings his friends for a lively celebration of diversity. Along with Jonathan’s whimsical puppet partners, kids will learn about respect, cooperation, conflict resolution, and much more. 29 min. VHS
Oliver Button is a Star. Tomie DePaola’s classic children’s book is retold in this innovative multi-media program featuring the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus. “Oliver Button is a Star” is a heartwarming story about a boy who is ridiculed by his parents and peers simply because he’d rather sing and dance than play sports or engage in activities ‘normal’ boys enjoy. It is a simple story that teaches a powerful lesson about embracing differences, nurturing talent and striving to achieve one’s dreams’. 56 minutes. VHS
Prejudice: Answering Children’s Questions. 75 minutes. VHS
Freedom Writers. When a racial incident occurred in her classroom, 23-year-old English teacher Erin Gruwell spun it into an ongoing dialogue that ultimately changed the lives of 150 inner-city students. ABC News correspondent Connie Chung documents the story of the group as they confront hatred through writing. 15 min. VHS
A Girl Like Me. Produced by a teenager who repeats the doll experiment that affected the outcome of Brown v. Board of Education on the 50th anniversary of the decision—with the same results. Young black children are shown a white doll and a black doll and asked which one they like better. From the Media that Matters Film Festival. DVD
What Would You Do? This series from ABC News sets up real-life situations while a hidden camera watches how people respond.
Mexican immigrants: A barista mocks Hispanic customers with poor English and evicts them from his shop. How will patrons respond?
The Muslim woman: A shopkeeper refuses service to a customer wearing an Islamic head covering. Will anyone stand up for her?
Bullying: A group of kids start picking on one of their group in a public area. How will others in the area respond?
On Weight: When a woman at the beach is taunted about her weight by complete strangers, will anyone speak up?
Teen Vandals: A group of teens vandalize a car in a public area. How will passersby respond? And will the response be any different when the white teen actors are replaced by black teens?
Racist cab driver: How will passengers react to a taxi driver who goes on an extensive racist rant filled with hateful ethnic slurs? Will they challenge him? Keep quiet? Or join in?
Local
Living Together: A History of Prejudice in Olmsted County. 19 minutes. VHS
Finding You in Me. St. Paul immigrant students talk about their experiences. Produced by the Boys & Girls Club. 22 minutes. DVD
Victor Lewis: A Time for Transformation: From the Politics of Race to the Politics of Solidarity. Keynote speech from the Exploring Race conference held in Rochester in November, 2008. DVD
A Conversation on White Privilege. Presented by Kay Hocker and John Edmonds. Produced by Mayo Clinic. 28 minutes. DVD