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Calhoun School, The Way to a Better Future (1940) is a [[black and white] documentary film that features the now-defunct Calhoun Colored School in Calhoun, Alabama in Lowndes County. Directed and filmed by Kenneth F. Space and produced by the Harmon Foundation, the film displays impoverished communities in Alabama and the role the Calhoun Colored School played building rural infrastructure and African American healthcare in rural Alabama.

Plot

The film show scenes impoverished areas of Lowndes County, Alabama, namely, the "Big Swamp" area. The film then highlights the Calhoun Colored School and its mission to improve outcomes for African American children. The film also show numerous scenes of African American adults and children going about their daily life, including school principal, Dr. Jerome F Kidder. The film concludes with African American children marching and performing a flag ceremony. can girls and boys march and then gather for the flag ceremony.<ref? Critical Past. "Education at the Calhoun School for negro students in Lowndes County, Alabama." 1940. Clip: 65675057561. https://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675057561_Calhoun-school_Miss-Charlotte-Thorn_Dr-Jerome-F-Kidder_parade </ref>

Cast and Crew

• Kenneth F. Space - Director and Cinematographer
• Jerome F Kidder as Himself.