Banished

"BETWEEN THE CIVIL WAR AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION, DOZENS OF SOUTHERN COUNTIES (AND NOT SO SOUTHERN ONES) BANISHED THRIVING AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. This little-known phenomenon typically began with a criminal accusation of a black man and his lynching, followed by the violent eviction of all the black families living in the county — and the appropriation of their land. Today, these counties remain virtually all white and their victims’ descendants remain uncompensated. African-American filmmaker Marco Williams interviews both groups, traveling to Forsyth County (Georgia), Pierce City (Missouri) and Harrison (Arkansas). Handsome, soft-spoken, articulate and unfailingly polite, he is the perfect foil for drawing out KKK members and guilty liberals alike. He takes an incendiary subject and through force of personality weaves a thoughtful investigation of racism, responsibility and real estate."

Just wow. That picture,^ says it all. I would like to see this. ^

I saw this mentioned on another site. If you're in the Los Angeles area "Banished" will be on tonight at 9pm on KCET. It will air on Washington’s WETA next Wednesday night, February 27. And in New York City, it airs tomorrow night at 10 on WNET.

Santana you be doing the dang thang! Kool

You're welcome, negrospiritual.

I hate to do a "caption this" on that "Banished" picture, but it seems like the woman on the left must've been thinking: "Ain't that a bitch!"