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The Contradictions of Fair Hope: Directed by S. Epatha Merkerson, Rockell Metcalf. With Whoopi Goldberg. Go inside a virtually untold aspect of American history, when newly freed slaves throughout the South formed "benevolent societies" to respond to abject hunger, illness and the fear of a pauper's grave.
The Contradictions of Fair Hope película dirigida por S. Epatha Merkerson y protagonizada por Whoopi Goldberg. Año: 2012. Sinopsis: Adéntrate en un aspecto prácticamente inédito de la historia estadounidense, cuando los esclavos recién liberados en todo el sur formaron.
Go inside a virtually untold aspect of American history, when newly freed slaves throughout the South formed
The Contradictions of Fair Hope. This award-winning film, narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, examines a little known aspect of African American history, when newly freed slaves throughout the South formed benevolent societies to respond to abject hunger, illness and the fear of a pauper's grave.
24 de jun. de 2012 · The documentary sets the stage in rural Alabama, prior to Emancipation, and traces the development, struggles, contributions and gradual loss of tradition of...
Award-winning actress S. Epatha Merkerson steps behind the camera to direct the documentary The Contradictions of Fair Hope which chronicles the history of The Fair Hope Benevolent Society, one of the longest lasting humanitarian groups formed by African-Americans in the American South after slavery ended.
The Contradictions of Fair Hope. ABOUT THE FILM. July 1865. Over 4 million slaves have been freed. Forced to roam the antebellum countryside, many of them are ill prepared and unable to cope with the realities of their newfound freedom.
