Richard Wright's Almos' a Man

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Summary: Although Dave (LeVar Burton) and his family are poor sharecroppers in the Deep South in the 1930s, this 15-year-old's problem is shared by teenagers in every era: he stands with one foot in adulthood and the other in childhood. "Almos' a man" yet still treated like a child, Dave struggles for an identity - and there's one thing, one symbol of manhood, he thinks, that could guarantee him instant respect: a gun. Dave finds a way to buy a pistol, and once he pulls the trigger for the first time, never again will they call him a boy - But he trembles, the gun overpowers the young man's body, he loses control - and his life is forever changed.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (51 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2011], c1976.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User. Previously broadcast on PBS. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Land Preparation (2:10) -- Dave's Work Ethic (4:36) -- Got to Have a Gun (2:55) -- An Evening Meal (3:17) -- A Gun in the Family (4:12) -- Dave is a Proud Gun Owner (4:03) -- A Tragedy in the Field (4:18) -- Owning Up to the Truth (4:48) -- I Am a Man! (4:37) -- Credits: Richard Wright's Almos' a Man (1:28) -- Land Preparation (2:10) -- Dave's Work Ethic (4:36) -- Got to Have a Gun (2:55) -- An Evening Meal (3:17) -- A Gun in the Family (4:12) -- Dave is a Proud Gun Owner (4:03) -- A Tragedy in the Field (4:18) -- Owning Up to the Truth (4:48) -- I Am a Man! (4:37) -- Credits: Richard Wright's Almos' a Man (1:28)
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Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directed by Stan Lathan.
Participant or Performer Note:	Starring LeVar Burton and Madge Sinclair.
Target Audience Note:	6 & up.
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Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.