Simple courage : an historical portrait for the age of AIDS

Simple courage : an historical portrait for the age of AIDS / Hawaii Public Television ; produced, written & directed by Stephanie J. Castillo ; executive producer, Chris Conybeare.

Simple Courage documents the treatment of leprosy victims in Hawaii in the 19th and early 20th century. More than 8,000 sufferers, mostly native, were banished to an isolated peninsula and practically abandoned. One man, however, in a simple act of courage, took it upon himself to bring comfort to t...

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Corporate Author: Hawaii Public Television
Other Authors: Castillo, Stephanie J. (Screenwriter)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1998.
Subjects:
Damien, > Father, Saint, > 1840-1889.
Damien, > Father, Saint, > 1840-1889
Leprosy > Hawaii > History.
Missions to leprosy patients > Hawaii.
Leprosy
Missions to leprosy patients
Hawaii
Documentary.
Documentary television programs
Ethnographic television programs
History
Nonfiction television programs
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Documentary television programs.
Ethnographic television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentaires télévisés.
Émissions ethnographiques télévisées.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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