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Alvin Hall's other America

Alvin Hall's other America

FromThe Documentary Podcast


Alvin Hall's other America

FromThe Documentary Podcast

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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Jun 23, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Writer Alvin Hall returns to the world he grew up in, to shed light on the political present and share a haunting portrait of a disappearing way of life. This is Wakulla County, Florida and it is an America most people do not know. It has long been deeply rural, a place of unspoilt wilderness and incredible natural beauty. But it has also been a place with a violent history of racial segregation and oppression. The security Alvin experienced as a child growing up in one of the county's self-sufficient Black “village” communities contrasts with horrific racial violence he has only gained knowledge of as an adult. But change is coming. Since Alvin’s last visit almost 10 years ago unprecedented development has swept the county and it seems as if decades of racial division might really be starting to wear away. Is this really the beginning of the end?
Released:
Jun 23, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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