Product Details

• Actors: Dick Campbell (IV), Morgan Freeman, Ossie Davis, Sidney Poitier, Fred Waring
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Urban Works
• DVD Release Date: January 13, 2004
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000EMYBR
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,325 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Scandalize My Name: Stories From the Blacklist" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist examines the way Red Scare politics was used to impede the emergence of African-Americans as full participants in the political, social and cultural aspects of post-war American life. Because television was born in this era, and adopted the political attitudes of the time, the story is told through the confrontation of African-American performers with blacklists, loyalty oaths and discrimination in casting. Hosted by three-time Academy Award® nominee Morgan Freeman, Scandalize My Name is brought to life by African-American directors, actors and scholars who used their talents to advocate for social and cultural equality.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's Still a Scandal, October 3, 2008

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S. Aslanian - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scandalize My Name: Stories From the Blacklist (DVD)

This short documentary is powerful. By sharing this video with others, small but significant change is possible in this still-racist society. I highly recommend it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great DVD, but it has some annoying DRM!, June 1, 2009

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D. C. Swayne - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scandalize My Name: Stories From the Blacklist (DVD)

This documentary was a wonderful piece of work chock full of amazing interviews, photos, and vintage footage that makes you feel like you're right in the middle of the legendary black artist movement. I enjoyed this documentary thoroughly because not only was it a wonderful political account, it was also an incredible history of early black cinema as well. This documentary is a must for anyone with a general interest in early to mid 20th century black history.

The big problem with this dvd is it takes full use of an irritating DRM technology called UOP prohibition that will stop you from fast forwarding certain parts of the dvd. Commercials, logos, etc. all unskippable, you can't even use the stop button. The only way to stop the player is to shut it all the way off with the power button. I was really, really surprised to see this nasty drm on such a great dvd. I have other BET Starz dvds and they aren't as annoying.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Talk about "the Black and the Red", June 7, 2005

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Jeffery Mingo (Homewood, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scandalize My Name: Stories From the Blacklist (DVD)

This documentary shows that McCarthy and his House Unamerican Activities Committee went after Black artists, just as it did to whites.

The documentary starts with Morgan Freeman, imitating many other PBS narrators, pretending like he's reading a book and then speaking to the camera. This introduction had me rolling on the floor. This documentary features Harry Belafonte and the elderly actress from the TV series "Amen." It also includes Ossie Davis (surprisingly, sans Ruby Dee) before he passed. This may bring a tear to the eyes of his fans. This work does an effective job of showing how any progressive Black artist interested in Civil Rights could be misconstrued and punished as a supposed Communist. Urban Works, which usually produces pop cultural modern pieces, did a great job in venturing out into this historic, serious endeavor.

There are many scenes of Black actors during the early days of TV and films. Perhaps viewers should watch this documentary alongside the many documentaries on the history of Black Hollywood.