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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]], [[Lowndes County, Alabama]]. 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.<ref> Amateur Cinema. "Calhoun School, The Way to a Better Future." https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/films/term/african-americans </ref>
'''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]], [[Lowndes County, Alabama]]. 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.<ref> Amateur Cinema. "Calhoun School, The Way to a Better Future." https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/films/term/african-americans </ref> The film is held in the National Archive as part of the [[Harmon Foundation]] Collection.<ref> National Archive. "NEGRO EDUCATION FOR AMERICAN LIVING; CALHOUN SCHOOL, THE WAY TO A BETTER FUTURE." National Archives Identifier: 94931. Local Identifier: H-HF-178. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/94931 </ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==

Revision as of 18:13, 21 June 2021

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, Lowndes County, Alabama. 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.[1] The film is held in the National Archive as part of the Harmon Foundation Collection.[2]

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.[3]

Cast and Crew

References

  1. ^ Amateur Cinema. "Calhoun School, The Way to a Better Future." https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/films/term/african-americans
  2. ^ National Archive. "NEGRO EDUCATION FOR AMERICAN LIVING; CALHOUN SCHOOL, THE WAY TO A BETTER FUTURE." National Archives Identifier: 94931. Local Identifier: H-HF-178. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/94931
  3. ^ 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
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