Tuesday, 25 August 2009 20:18
Road to Las Vegas
VHS, 45 min., 1984
This study of migration from Fordyce, Arkansas, and Tallulah, Louisiana, to Las Vegas, Nevada, as early as the 1920's invites some interesting speculation on bonding and white/black relations in these southern towns. Backed by research of Little Rock black studies specialist Ruth Patterson, the film is an in-depth look into a little-known story.
This study of migration from Fordyce, Arkansas, and Tallulah, Louisiana, to Las Vegas, Nevada, as early as the 1920's invites some interesting speculation on bonding and white/black relations in these southern towns. Backed by research of Little Rock black studies specialist Ruth Patterson, the film is an in-depth look into a little-known story.
Category:
African American Studies