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Country Roads and City Pavements with Roland L. Freeman

This video presents a personal, informal portrait of photographer Roland L. Freeman. The documentary shows Freeman photograph quilt makers and basket weavers in Mississippi, as well as four generations of women from a single family. Freeman comments on himself, his experiences in the South, and his visit to Nigeria. Also included are sequences of Freeman's black and white photographs of the South; color photos taken in Nigeria; and samples from a series done by Freeman on middle class blacks in America. The program was produced and directed by Barbara Anne Richards. Description courtesy of the…