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Ratified
Ratified brings to life the push to add the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution through the legal battle in Virginia—the final state needed to ratify the amendment.
Richard Wright - Black Boy
Richard Wright's passion for words is depicted in the first full-length documentary on the influential writer who changed the face of American literature.
- Premiere Date
- September 1, 1995
- Length
- 90 minutes
- Funding Initiative
- Series and Special Projects
Producer
Madison Davis Lacy Jr.
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The Film
When asked, in 1945, why he wrote Black Boy, a harrowing account of his Southern childhood, Wright replied that he wanted to "give [his] tongue to the voiceless Negro boys." Fifty years later, Richard Wright's passion for words is depicted in the first full-length documentary on the influential writer who changed the face of American literature.
