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