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Claiming Open Spaces
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CLAIMING OPEN SPACES explores African-American culture as it clashes with the design of the modern American city. The film includes a comprehensive section on New Orleans--the vital place of historical significance that this city holds, and its role in continuing African American tradition and culture. The film is both a critical examination of the design and histories of American urban open space, as well as a celebration of leisure, recreation and resistance.
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"A celebration of Black culture, the sort of positive portrait that Blacks deserve and seldom receive… a compelling, thoroughly researched production."
- Columbus Dispatch
"Austin Allen's documentary takes a controversial stance: that African American's conception of open space is different from that of the mostly white civic authorities who have closed public parks in recent years, denying blacks a vital gathering place… In building his case, Allen creates a fascinating history of Black America."
- The East Bay Express
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PBS, 1996
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DETAILS
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Austin Allen |
1995
Color
87 minutes
US
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Higher Education Institutions |
DVD |
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$275.00 |
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K-12, Public Libraries & Select Groups |
DVD |
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$60.00 |
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