AV# 67613
10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed America: 8. Einstein’s Letter / 9. When America Was Rocked / 10. Freedom Summer


10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed America Series


Digital Video Disc - 2 hours, , 12 minutes - Color - 2006



These History Channel productions focus on incidents which shaped the character of the United States. In this collection: 8. Einstein’s Letter - shows how a letter sent by Alfred Einstein to President Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 16, 1939 led to the Manhattan Project and the development of the atomic bomb. Director Barak Goodman. 9. America Was Rocked - growing up, race relations, sexuality and music changed in the United States in the late 1950s, as marked by the appearance of Elvis Presley on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on September 9, 1956. Director Bruce Sinofsky. 10. Freedom Summer - recounts the murder of civil rights workers James Goodman, Andrew Chaney and Michael Schwermer by Ku Klux Klan members on June 21, 1964. Director Marco Williams. DVD includes making-of featurette. Each episode 44 minutes. Letterboxed . A&E Networks.


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