Betty & Coretta

Title
Betty & Coretta

Publication Information
[United States] : Lionsgate : Eone Films, 2012.

Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

General Note
Originally broadcast as a made-for-TV movie on the Lifetime network in 2013.
 
Special features: Never before seen on TV footage.

Personal Subject
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006-Drama.
 
Shabazz, Betty-Drama.

Subject Term
African American civil rights workers -- Biography.
 
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
 
African American women -- Biography.
 
Civil rights movements.

Genre
Biographical films.
 
Historical films.
 
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Added Author
Simoneau, Yves,
 
Dee, Ruby
 
Bassett, Angela
 
Blige, Mary J.
 
Yoba, Malik,

Summary
Two extraordinary women-Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Dr. Betty Shabazz, wife of Malcolm X-come to life in this Lifetime Movie Network movie. After their husbands' tragic assassinations, they developed a unique friendship spanning three decades as they carried on the Civil Rights movement while supporting their families as single mothers. Through their strength and dignity, they became role models for millions of women.

System Details
DVD, 16X9 WIDESCREEN; DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1.

Language Note
ENGLISH DIALOGUE; ENGLISH AND SPANISH SUBTITLES.


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Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove)DVD FICTION BETDVDs
Wildwood Library (Mahtomedi)DVD FICTION BETDVDs