Precious places Go back and fetch it produced and directed by Sankofa Freedom Academy

Format:

Video

Contributor:

White, Zaire, narrator, interviewer.

Hunter, Damon, director of photography.

McDonald, Leary, editor of moving image work.

Sankofa Freedom Academy (Philadelphia, Pa.), production company.

Series:

Precious Places Community History Project Vol. 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sankofa Freedom Academy (Philadelphia, Pa.).

African Americans--Education.

African American schools.

Free schools.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Kensington.

Genre:

Documentary films

Nonfiction films

Short films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (9 min., 53 sec.)) sound, color with black & white sequences

Other Title:

Go back and fetch it

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] [Scribe Video Center] [2022]

Summary:

"This piece by Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School tells the story of how freedom schools came to be in Philadelphia. Sankofa (which means 'go back and fetch it' in Ghanian) uses classical African models of education in response to oppression, and creates spaces for students to be their authentic selves"-- Scribe Video Center

Participant:

Interviewers: Zaire White, Elijah Mitchell, Isaiah Spain ; interviewees: Ayesha Imani, Greg Carr, Erika (Woods) Asikoye [and others]

Credits:

Narrator, Zaire White ; director of photography, Damon Hunter ; editor, Leary McDonald

Notes:

Online resource; title from title frame (viewed September 8, 2025)

OCLC:

1535524547

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license