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The Contradictions of Fair Hope. This award-winning film, narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, examines a little known aspect of African 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.
- 67 min
The Contradictions of Fair Hope: Directed by S. Epatha Merkerson, Rockell Metcalf. With Whoopi Goldberg. Go inside a virtually untold 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.
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- 2012
- S. Epatha Merkerson, Rockell Metcalf
- 68
This award-winning film, narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, examines a little-known aspect of African American history when newly freed slaves throughout the South...
- 68 min
- 10,1K
- Real Stories
The documentary sets the stage in rural Alabama, prior to Emancipation, and traces the development, struggles, contributions and gradual loss of tradition of one of the last remaining African American benevolent societies, known as “The Fair Hope Benevolent Society” in Uniontown, Alabama.
This award-winning film, narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, examines a little known aspect of African 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.
4 ott 2023 · Hulu's Love in Fairhope: Five women, five stories – but where is the show filmed? Explore the film locations.
November 9th-12th, 2023. The 11th annual Fairhope Film Festival is four days in November, at multiple venues in one of the coast’s most picturesque villages. Thousands of film lovers will view multiple short and feature films of world class cinema.
