producer essays
scars of segregation
VOICES
NEW People
Feature Story
Magic Curtain
200
hours of footage
The long struggle against racism in Alabama
The Bending the Arc Project features the stories of both African Americans and a small group of little-known white allies who fought for racial justice during the Civil Rights Movement.
Multi-part documentary film series
Multiple feature films and additional features explore the history of race in Alabama, race as seen through the eyes of children, the brutal effects of segregation, resistance to racial injustice, allies of the 1960s Movement, voting rights, today’s continuing challenges, and pathways to empathy and hope.
THE ORIGINAL SIN
THE MAGIC CITY
Growing Up Separate
THE REALITIES OF RACISM
RESISTANCE
THE VOTE
First-hand accounts of the culture of segregation in Birmingham in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s
80
voices in the films
learn & listen
200
hours of footage
learn & listen
60
voices who shared their stories
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