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Below Baldwin: How an Expansion Project Unearthed a University's Legacy of Slavery

"Just tell the whole truth."

2019-03-31 en 69m
Documentary
On November 17, 2015, construction on Baldwin Hall on the University of Georgia campus came to a halt when workers uncovered human remains on the site. DNA tests revealed what many local residents already knew to be true: these were the remains of formerly enslaved people. This uncovering and the events that followed have forced the often-omitted histories of slavery and segregation to rise to the surface, both at the University of Georgia and in Athens. “Below Baldwin”, featuring Fred Smith, Linda Davis, Alvin Sheats, Linda Lloyd, Mariah Parker, Broderick Flanigan, and others, chronicles the series of events between November 2015 and December 2019. But more than that - this documentary showcases a community’s persistent efforts to connect to its past and to win recognition and redress – for both past and present injustices.

Director

Joe Lavine

Editor

Joe Lavine

Animation

Christopher Carson

Executive Producer

Taylor Cole Miller

Associate Producer

Broderick Flanigan

Associate Producer

Mary Lynn Miller

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Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Enlightened Media Productions

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