UPROOTED

Uprooted

In the 1960s, residents wanted a thriving Black neighborhood in Newport News, Virginia, to keep growing. White city leaders wanted that land for a new college. Only one side had the power of eminent domain. The Johnsons, one of the last families in the neighborhood, tell the nearly forgotten story of a college expansion like the ones that broke up Black communities across Virginia and the country. 

This short film is part of the Our Wealth in Common shorts package.

Film Info

Director: Brandi Kellam

Runtime: 25 min.

Year: 2024

Country: USA

Language: English

Featuring: James Johnson, Barbara Johnson, Davarian L. Baldwin, Anthony Santoro, Leonard Colvin, Philip Hamilton