This January’s programming suggestions from Films On Demand can help students and researchers learn more about the lives and contributions of several pioneers of civil rights, science, and literature, as well as about a watershed moment in Cuba’s history. Subscribers can also explore the complete calendar (accessible via the menu in the header, top left of the platform) for the year’s milestones, holidays, and events—a handy source for ideas throughout the year.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 21, 2019
Consider these titles for your classes:
- Civil Rights Historians Discuss Martin Luther King Jr. (Item #57903)
- Martin Luther King Jr.: Look Here (Item #39058)
- King in the Wilderness (Item #148962)
- The Ferry: A Civil Rights Story (Item #142571)
- In Remembrance of Martin (Item #44139)
- A Bus for Martin Luther King (Item #145597)
Birthday: Sir Isaac Newton, January 4, 1643
Consider these titles for your classes:
- Sir Isaac Newton: The Gravity of Genius (Item #42513)
- Newton’s Laws of Motion (Item #155090)
- Isaac Newton: The Last Magician (Item #57586)
Fidel Castro Seizes Power in Cuba, January 1, 1959
Consider these titles for your classes:
- The Fidel Castro Tapes (Item #60747)
- Tell Me Cuba (Item #41691)
- Fidel Castro: History of a Commander—in Spanish with English Subtitles (Item #37145)
Birthday: Jack London, January 12, 1876
Consider these titles for your classes:
- Jack London: An American Adventure series (Item #145553)
- My Jack London: A Daughter Remembers (Item #763)
- The Call of the Wild (Item #53747)
