During the early 20th century, Washington, D.C., was the cultural capital of black America. Prefiguring Harlem in the 1920s, D.C.’s Uptown area nurtured dynamic figures such as Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, Mary Church Terrell, Justice Thurgood Marshall, and Dr. Charles Drew. In this program, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Hedrick Smith tells the often overlooked story of the heyday, decline, and renewal of Uptown. Combined with rare photographs and archival footage, sparkling interviews with jazz pianist Billy Taylor, Ellington biographer John Hasse, historians James Horton and Edward Smith, and others describe the community’s halcyon days, the post-desegregation exodus that opened the door to urban decay, and efforts that are reclaiming and renewing the neighborhood.

Films Media Group

Ellington, Duke, -- 1899-1974, African Americans -- Washington (D.C.), Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs, Social classes -- Washington (D.C.), U Street (Washington, D.C.), African Americans, Manners and customs, Social classes, Washington (D.C.)

Nelson, Stanley (writer), Smith, Hedrick (writer), Nelson, Stanley (producer), Smith, Hedrick (narrator), Hedrick Smith Productions (producer), South Carolina Educational Television (producer), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (publisher)

00:57:02 (HH:MM:SS)

English

adult/continuing education, higher education, high school (grades 10-12), college

Name	Films Media Group (Firm)
Role	publisher
Telephone	800-257-5126
Address	200 Metro Blvd., Suite 124, Hamilton, NJ 08619
Email	[email protected]

1999-01-01

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