Harris Wofford

Harris Wofford

Born: April 9, 1926
Died: January 21, 2019
in New York City, New York, USA

Movies for Harris Wofford...

A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps
Title: A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps
Character: Self
Released: September 27, 2019
Type: Movie
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave young Americans the opportunity to serve their country in a new way by forming the Peace Corps. Since then, more than 200,000 of them have traveled to more than 60 countries to carry out the organization's mission of international cooperation. Nearly 60 years later, Americans-young and old alike-still want to serve their country and understand their place in the world; current volunteers work at the forefront of some of the most pressing issues facing the global community – yet the agency has struggled to remain relevant amid sociopolitical change.
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Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Title: Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2013
Type: Movie
Documentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's March on Washington, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. The film tells the story of how the march for jobs and freedom began, speaking to the people who organised and participated in it. Using rarely seen archive footage the film reveals the background stories surrounding the build up to the march as well as the fierce opposition it faced from the JFK administration, J Edgar Hoover's FBI and widespread claims that it would incite racial violence, chaos and disturbance. The film follows the unfolding drama as the march reaches its ultimate triumphs, gaining acceptance from the state, successfully raising funds and in the end, organised and executed peacefully.
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Freedom Riders
Title: Freedom Riders
Character: Self - Assistant to President Kennedy
Released: February 1, 2010
Type: Movie
This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous experiment designed to awaken the conscience of a complacent nation. These self-proclaimed, 'Freedom Riders' challenged the mores of a racially segregated society by performing a disarmingly simple act.
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Tolstoy: The Man Behind Anna
Title: Tolstoy: The Man Behind Anna
Character: Himself - Former U.S. Senator, PA; Advisor to Martin Luther King Jr.
Released: April 24, 2007
Type: Movie
An examination of the life of great Russian author Leo Tolstoy, who penned the 1877 novel Anna Karenina.