Standing on My Sisters' Shoulders

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Standing on My Sisters' Shoulders is a 2002 documentary film from the United States about civil rights activists from Mississippi.[1] The film combines archival footage, photographs, and interviews.[2] John Hinshaw[who?] stated the documentary "is an important documentary on the civil rights movement in Mississippi and the female leaders and rank-and-file activists".[3] The film was written, directed, and produced by Laura J. Lipson with Joan A. Sadoff as co-producer.[1]

The film documents the civil rights campaigning of Victoria Gray Adams, Unita Blackwell, Mae Bertha Carter, Annie Devine, Fannie Lou Hamer and others. The film is 1-hour long.[4]

The film was screened in the 2012 BAAD! Ass Women Festival held by the Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Standing on my sisters' shoulders | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org.
  2. ^ "Standing on My Sisters' Shoulders - Educational Media Reviews Online (EMRO)". emro.libraries.psu.edu.
  3. ^ Hinshaw, John (December 2004). "Standing on My Sisters' Shoulders". The Journal of American History. 91 (3): 1140–1141. doi:10.2307/3663038. JSTOR 3663038. ProQuest 224892228 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ "Standing on My Sisters' Shoulders". PASADENA / SAN GABRIEL VALLEY JOURNAL.
  5. ^ Samuels, Tanyanika (March 15, 2012). "The women of BAAD! have the artistic goods". New York Daily News. p. 40. ProQuest 928117134.