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Banished / a co-production of the Center for Investigative Reporting and Two Tone Productions ; produced in association with ITVS and NBPC ; a film by Marco Williams ; written by Marco Williams and Maia Harris ; director-producer, Marco Williams ; co- producer, Maia Harris.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--History.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Segregation.
- African Americans--Social conditions.
- Racism--Southern States--History.
- Racism.
- Forsyth County (Ga.)--Race relations.
- Forsyth County (Ga.).
- Harrison (Ark.)--Race relations.
- Harrison (Ark.).
- Pierce City (Mo.)--Race relations.
- Pierce City (Mo.).
- Southern States--Race relations--History.
- Southern States.
- Genre:
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (84 min.).
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 2007.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- Summary:
- "Recounts the forgotten history of racial cleansing in America, when thousands of African Americans were driven from their homes and communities by violent racist mobs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ... The film places these events in the context of present day race relations, by following three concrete cases of towns that remain all -white to this day: Forsyth County, Georgia; Pierce City, Missouri; & Harrison, Arkansas"--Original container.
- Contents:
- Forsyth County, Georgia
- Search for family deeds
- Journalistic research
- Pierce City, Missouri
- Harrison, Arkansas
- Fragile truce : Pierce City and Forsyth County
- Reparations.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as a documentary film in 2007.
- Winner, Erik Barnouw Award, Organization of American Historians
- Winner, Award of Commendation, Society for Visual Anthropology
- Winner, Henry Hampton Award for Excellence in Film & Digital Media, Council on Foundations and Grantmakers in Film & Electronic Media
- OCLC:
- 569990134
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