Using 360 immersive video of historically significant locations with overlaid historical images, this series examines these often unknown and disregarded incidents as part of a continuum of societal behavior. Additionally, these short films will examine how Black people fought back, the lack of legal accountability by our justice system, how these events set the stage for the civil and human rights movements of the mid 20th century, and how these events directly relate to the current challenges we are facing related to social justice and human rights.
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East St. Louis 1917: How White Mobs Firebombed Homes and Decimated a Black Community in Illinois
Bayeté Ross Smith 202After the first world war, Black laborers moved... (read more)
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Elaine Massacre: How a Black Labor Movement Was Met with a Violent White Mob
Bayeté Ross Smith 2021In 1919 in Elaine, Arkansas, white mobs and... (read more)
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Omaha Riot: How a White Mob Lynched a Black Man and Destroyed a City
Bayeté Ross Smith 2021In 1919, a white mob stormed into an... (read more)
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Red Summers VR: Houston 1917 and Camp Logan
Bayeté Ross Smith 2022In Houston 1917 a race riot broke out... (read more)