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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

But it's particularly regrettable insofar as this story demonstrates that some of the...

But it's particularly regrettable insofar as this story demonstrates that some of the genealogies of the values of liberty and emancipator y thought that we hold dear, were articulated not just by the, the ancestors of the European population in this country, but by the ancestors of the African population as well

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But it's particularly regrettable
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insofar as this story
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demonstrates that some of the genealogies
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of the values of liberty and emancipator y thought
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that we hold dear,
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were articulated not just by the, the ancestors
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of the European population in this country,
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but by the ancestors of the African population as well.
Duration
25 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:34
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

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A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
And that they were articulated in terms - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
And that they were articulated in terms
They were thought through with respect - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
They were thought through with respect
When groups come to power that are opposed - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:18
When groups come to power that are opposed
He said the policy of Europeans in Africa - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:15
He said the policy of Europeans in Africa
And so the... if you want to just - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
And so the... if you want to just
This library is - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
This library is
So, we share its mission - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
So, we share its mission
We're also part of the New York Public Library, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:17
We're also part of the New York Public Library,
And we like to think that - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
And we like to think that
And this recital tonight - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
And this recital tonight
We have some wonderful pieces of music, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
We have some wonderful pieces of music,
Carolyn is an incredible pianist, a great artist. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
Carolyn is an incredible pianist, a great artist.
Our city's great performance halls, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
Our city's great performance halls,
There's so many more jobs than just running - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
There's so many more jobs than just running
Like, there's a lot more to our job than this entails. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
Like, there's a lot more to our job than this entails.
Because we also have fire inspector. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
Because we also have fire inspector.
That's basically you're working in a building, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:15
That's basically you're working in a building,
Like, I know the three people I helped get that job, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
Like, I know the three people I helped get that job,
You're not a security guard, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
You're not a security guard,
And from EMS, EMT, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
And from EMS, EMT,