Product Description

"He didn't look like one of us..." To many residents of Atlanta, Georgia in 1913, this was reason enough to suspect Leo Frank of murder. For some, it was reason enough to hang him. It's a story as old as humanity: pointing the finger at those who don't look or act or think like we do. Produced by three time Academy award winning film producer Charles Guggenheim, THE SHADOW OF HATE spans three centuries to examine this country's ongoing struggle to live up to its ideals of liberty, equality and justice for all. Through documentary footage and eyewitness reports, viewers are given a powerful perspective on historical events from the ordinary people who lived through them.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7617 in VHS
• Published on: 1995
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Digital Sound, Teacher's Edition, HiFi Sound
• Number of tapes: 1
• Running time: 40 minutes

Customer Reviews

Exposing our intolerances as HATE...yes HATE!
I have two VHS copies of this and now I own the DVD.If any documentary in 40 minutes can so expose the root causes of hate and intolerance,especially in America, then this is the only one that I have seen to do it so well and so concisely.I have felt,personally,that intolerance has really reared it's ugly head in recent years, and I find this video/DVD all the more necessary to view,share and recommend.Race,religion,creed,gender and sexual orientation are covered here...no holds barred!
When I used to teach, I showed this video all the time.Now that I don't teach,I lend it out to those who agree with this DVD and those who are in need of ridding their own prejudices and hates.America is and always has been full of intolerance and this documentary is bold enough to call it hate.I agree totally.I have always said,"I would rather be loving than right"...and you may quote me on that! See how tolerant you really are,then get back to me!

Religious and Racial Intolerance is Alive and Flourishing in America
From the opening footage of the KKK through the closing shots of Neo-Nazis, this video presents a detailed accounting of how the native americans, Irish, Chinese, Japanese Americans, African Americans, Hispanics and Jews have been treated in "...the land of the free"! Prominent figures in our recent past are discussed for their furtherance of prejudice and hatred towards select groups of people as well. This video is an accurate historical presentation outling prejudicial treatment of select racial groups through the past 300 hundred years. I use it regularly in my high school history classes and recommend it to you as well. It would be nice to have an accompanying worksheet to use with it.