THE CONTRADICTIONS OF FAIR HOPE takes viewers 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 (2013)
Directed by Rockell Metcalf / S. Epatha Merkerson
Genres - Documentary |
Release Date - Jan 1, 2013 |
Run Time - 68 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - NR
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American, Grave, History, Hunger, Slave, Society, South, Viewer
Alternate Titles
The Contradictions of Fair Hope
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