Black American gothic [videorecording] : planting urban roots in Iowa / a Black American Gothic production ; director, writer, producer, Carla Wilson ; producer, Daniel M. Gross.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Publisher:
Filmakers Library,
Copyright Date:
2013
Description:
1 videodisc (29 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences, 4 3/4 in.
Originally produced in 2012. New DVD -- May -- 2014
Summary:
Profiling a region in transition this documentary examines the exodus of black people from the inner-city, tracking folks from Chicago as they migrate west to small-town Iowa City, where they struggle to establish roots. Echoing the early 20th-century Great Migration of blacks from southern states to the Northeast and Midwest, this new migration is also about family-friendly housing, jobs, and the search for a better life. Iowa City is a self-identified peaceful community with residents now compelled to redefine themselves in terms of race, class, and the urban/rural divide.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)858921095
Locations:
PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.