Black Men in Uniform
Pata Seca (1828), a man whose back bore the whip marks of his enslavers , whose eyes held the haunted memory of being forced to breed over 200 slave children in order to sustain his master’s plantation. Men broken but unbowed, transformed from field hands into soldiers from the civil war to Vietnam. This documentary weaves together authentic narratives from the 1800s, accompanied by original images and footage, highlighting the significant influence that Black men in uniform had in Hollywood and addressing ongoing relevant issues to date.
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Cast
Emunah La-Paz
Narrator and interviewer
Douglas L. Williams
Playing selff, Vietnam Veteran
Sue Chang Wiliams
Playing self, caregiver and wife of Vietnam Veteran
Lavender Lashay
Photographer
Additional Information
Director
Emunah La-Paz
Production
Little Ant Productions LLC.
Status
Released
Language
EN