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Summary:

A film about tough conversations and also a call to action. Does the arc of history truly bend towards justice? And what does justice mean, when the unimaginable atrocities of our past are only a grandparent away? How can we heal as a nation without honestly confronting our history? It follows two groups on a civil rights tour through the American South as they reckon with our painful legacy of racial injustice. The first is a group of predominantly Black middle school students from Chicago, and the second is a group of older mostly white Americans who lived through the 1960s Civil Rights era. Both groups come face to face with the leaders and everyday heroes whose courage and perseverance paved the way for future generations. Both young and old are changed by meeting numerous figures such as Sylvester Hoover, a former sharecropper who operates a museum in the Mississippi Delta; Elizabeth Eckford, whose bravery and fortitude was captured in iconic images as Little Rock was forced to integrate their schools; Hezekiah Watkins, a Freedom Rider, who spent time on death row at age 13 and was arrested 109 times during his lifetime of activism; and Carolyn McKinstry, a survivor of the Birmingham church bombing that killed her four young friends. Through frank conversations with these leaders, tour-guide and activist Andre Robert Lee, and each other, those taking this journey come to a new understanding about their collective past and the way forward. The film is a testament to the power of place-based learning and direct experience in creating transformational change, both within one's self and in the world at large.

Contributors:

Warren, Kaliya , film director

Hall, Brendan (Film director) , film director

Raubvogel, Graham , film producer

Lee, André Robert , on-screen participant

Nation (Firm) , presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

Distant Horizons (Firm) , presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

Video Project , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Subjects:

United States — Race relations

Racism — United States — History

Civil rights movements — United States — History — 20th century

African Americans — History

African Americans

Civil rights movements

Race relations

Racism

United States

1900-1999

Genres:

Motion pictures

Documentary films

History

Nonfiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Short films

System Details:

DVD-R.
NOTICE: This is a DVD-R and may not play on all DVD players.

Performers:

Andre Robert Lee.

General Notes:

Title from container.
Closed-captioned in English
Originally released as a motion picture in 2021.
Wide screen.
Public performance rights included.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (31 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; burning; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; sound

Film Characteristics:

wide screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video

Call Numbers:

E185.89.R45 ROA 2021 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Video Project: RTJ-2012

OCLC Numbers:

1306449734