Integration Report 1
Celebrate Black History
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20m
Directed by Madeline Anderson • 1960 • United States
Recognized as the first documentary ever directed by an African American woman, INTEGRATION REPORT 1 examines the struggle for Black equality in Alabama, Brooklyn, and Washington, DC, incorporating footage by documentary legends Albert Maysles and Richard Leacock, protest songs by Maya Angelou, and a speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
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