The FBI has announced that they are close to ending Civil Rights-era cold cases. The cases include murder cases in which there are no statute of limitations. So far the FBI have investigating 111 cases involving 124 deaths but are close to the end of their cold case list. Every time we think we’ve seen [...]
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Find more videos like this on Adiama Network: Carrying on the TraditionSegment from the powerful documentary: Goin’ to Chicago – Interview subjects recall their lives in the South as members of sharecropping families. Sharecropping was a system by which landowners rented land to farmers in exchange for a percentage of their crop. The life of [...] DOWNLOAD FLYER DOWNLOAD PRE-REGISTRATION FORM The Black Survival Network recognizes that we live in an insecure world. The ravages of Hurricane Katrina, the global food crisis, skyrocketing energy costs, and many other crises begs the questions – where is the world headed? How bad will things get? And more to the point – are you [...] A 1975 Bill Ferris film that features artists from a number of different craft traditions discussing and demonstrating their work, including quilting, sculpting, house building, and basketmaking. Artists in the film include James “Son” Thomas, Shelby “Poppa Jazz” Brown, Richard Foster, Othar Turner, Louise Williams, Esther Criss, Leon Clark, Amanda Gordon, Mary Gordon, Lester Willis. [...] 1975 16mm documentary based on fieldwork William Ferris conducted with African American storytellers and bluesmen in the communities of Leland and Rose Hill, Mississippi. The stories include include folk and religious tales, jokes, toast telling sessions, and characters from African American oral tradition. FULL DOCUMENTARY |
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