Goin' Back to T-Town

Goin' Back to T-Town (1993)


  • Genre: Documentary, History
  • Release Date: 1993-03-01
  • Runtime: 0h 53min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: GBH
  • Director: Sam Pollard

Summary

Goin’ Back to T-Town tells the story of Greenwood, an extraordinary Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that prospered during the 1920s and 30s despite rampant and hostile segregation. Torn apart in 1921 by one of the worst racially-motivated massacres in the nation’s history, the neighborhood rose from the ashes, and by 1936 boasted the largest concentration of Black-owned businesses in the U.S., known as “Black Wall Street.” Ironically, it could not survive the progressive policies of integration and urban renewal of the 1960s. Told through the memories of those who lived through the events, the film is a bittersweet celebration of small-town life and the resilience of a community’s spirit.

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  • Ossie Davis

    as Narrator
Editing Roll Starts Editor
Production Joyce Vaughn Producer
Production Sam Pollard Producer
Editing Betty Ciccarelli Editor
Crew Robert Shephard Cinematography
Directing Sam Pollard Director
Writing Carmen Fields Writer

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