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An Army Rising Up

Mississippi high school students explore and document Civil Rights history in the Delta.

01/27/2024 | Rating TV-G

An Army Rising Up

An Army Rising Up

Special | 23m 15sVideo has Closed Captions

Mississippi high school students explore and document Civil Rights history in the Delta.

Drawing from intimate interviews with high school students and educators in the Mississippi Delta, student shot footage, and archival material, An Army Rising Up is a short documentary that follows the journey of twenty-two high schoolers from the Mississippi Delta as they explore and document their communities’ connections to Civil Rights icons Emmett Till and Fannie Lou Hamer.

01/27/2024 | Rating TV-G

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An Army Rising Up

An Army Rising Up

Special | 23m 15sVideo has Closed Captions

Drawing from intimate interviews with high school students and educators in the Mississippi Delta, student shot footage, and archival material, An Army Rising Up is a short documentary that follows the journey of twenty-two high schoolers from the Mississippi Delta as they explore and document their communities’ connections to Civil Rights icons Emmett Till and Fannie Lou Hamer.

01/27/2024 | Rating TV-G

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