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Summary:

Chronicles the successful struggle of Bayview, Virginia, a small and severely improverished rural African-American community to overcome the state of Virginia's plans for building a prison in their backyard, and under the leadership of visionary women, building a new community from the grounds up.

Contributors:

Konechne, Teresa

Bullfrog Films

Working Hands Productions

Virginia Commonwealth University

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

Community development — Virginia — Bayview

Bayview (Va.) — Economic conditions

Bayview (Va.) — Social conditions

African American women political activists — Virginia — Bayview

African Americans — Virginia — Politics and government

Community development

Economic conditions

Social conditions

African American women political activists

African Americans — Politics and government

African Americans

Virginia — Bayview

United States

Virginia

Genres:

Documentary films

System Details:

VHS format [NTSC].

General Notes:

"Film began as a year long collaboration between the Bayview community and the spring 1999 documentary class at Virginia Commonwealth University."--Credits.
Public performance rights included.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (59 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 1/2 in.

Physical Characteristics:

polyester; 1/2 in.; polychrome; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

analog; magnetic; mono

Video Characteristics:

VHS; NTSC

Call Numbers:

MV 10084

ISBNs:

1594580502

OCLC Numbers:

56826048