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Title
In Search of Common Ground
Subject
History
African American--History.
Public Housing--Washington (D.C.)
Description
In Search of Common Ground (A City Lights Success Story) is a documentary of voices, experiences, and images of African-American life in the South and in Washington. The film documents the Great Migration and reveals the common origins of many residents of northern and mid-Atlantic urban centers like Washington, DC through the recollections of senior citizens at the Potomac Gardens senior public housing community.
Awarded the Schwartz Prize for outstanding humanities projects from the Federation of State Humanities Councils, In Search of Common Ground records the history of the senior residents of Potomac Gardens, a public housing project located near the U.S. Capitol.
Awarded the Schwartz Prize for outstanding humanities projects from the Federation of State Humanities Councils, In Search of Common Ground records the history of the senior residents of Potomac Gardens, a public housing project located near the U.S. Capitol.
Creator
James Lane, Carmen
Cox, Betsy
Source
Grant - 96-02-04
Grant - 94-mini-01
Grant - 92-QRG-3164
Grant - 93-01-14
Publisher
Video/Action Fund
Date
1993
Contributor
Smith, Robin
Rights
Copyright Humanities Council of Washington, DC
Format
VHS
Language
English
Type
Documentary
Identifier
1
01.01.1993
Coverage
Capitol Hill
Ward 6
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Original Format
VHS
Duration
00:13:00
Compression
.wmv
Producer
Clark, Betsy
Lane, Carmen James
Smith, Robin
Director
Clark, Betsy
Lane, Carmen James
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