The African American Midwest
A 500 Year Fight for Freedom
The documentary is being developed by leading scholars of the African American Midwest, Midwest public television broadcasters, filmmakers, and production partners.
DR. CRYSTAL MOTEN
African American Women’s Fight for Economic Justice in the Midwest & Milwaukee
Playlist
6 Videos
BLACK PIONEERS & BUFFALO SOLDIERS
The story of Nicodemus, Kansas, America’s most famous and last-surviving African American frontier farming community.
THE 1539 PROJECT: WHY BLACK MIDWEST HISTORY MATTERS
Producers Christy Clark-Pujara, Erik McDuffie, Ashley Howard on the overlooked history of slavery in the Midwest
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MIDWEST: A 500 Year Fight for Freedom
Documentary Film in development
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