The Contradictions of Fair Hope

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Directorial debut by acclaimed actress S. Epatha Merkerson.
Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg.
Examination of a little known 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 Fair Hope Benevolent Society" in Uniontown, Alabama, provides an unprecedented look at the complex and morally ambiguous juxtaposition of the Society with the worldly pleasures of what has become known as the annual "Foot Wash" celebration.
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PUBLISHED
New Yok : The Disinformation Company Ltd., [2013]
Year Published: 2013
Description: 1 videodisc (67 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781939517128
1939517125

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Merkerson, S. Epatha, 1952-,
Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-,
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Disinformation Company,

SUBJECTS
Fraternal organizations -- Alabama -- History.
African Americans -- Alabama -- History.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.