Dark Exodus

1985 28min

Subjected to Jim Crow laws and an overtly racist white population that still sees Blacks as property, an African American family in the South sends its sons away to a better life. Visualizing the migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban, industrial North in sepia tones, director Iverson Whiteโ€™s period film captures the atmosphere of early 20th century America.

Storyline

Subjected to Jim Crow laws and an overtly racist white population that still sees Blacks as property, an African American family in the South sends its sons away to a better life. Visualizing the migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban, industrial North in sepia tones, director Iverson Whiteโ€™s period film captures the atmosphere of early 20th century America.

Released
July 25, 1985
Runtime
28min
Genre
Language
English