1964MINORITIES
USES NARRATION BY JAMES BALDWIN TO PRESENT THE POVERTY & DESPAIR OF HIS CHILDHOOD DAYS IN HARLEM WHICH LED HIM TO DESPISE BOTH BLACK & WHITE PEOPLE. DEPICTS THE DECAYING BUILDINGS, PEOPLE WITHOUT WORK AND A BITTER FATHER WHO HATED WHITE PEOPLE. RECOUNTS THAT CHURCH GAVE BALDWIN'S FATHER A WAY OF RETALIATING AGAINST THE WHITES AND THAT SCHOOL AND LITERATURE PROVIDED YOUNG JAMES WITH A MEANS OF ESCAPE FROM A DESPAIRING WORLD AND HIS BLACK SOCIETY. SOCIAL PROBLEMS. MINORITIES. RACIAL TENSION. POVERTY, SLUMS,.
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MS DOG EATING GARBAGE FROM CITY SIDEWALK
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HOMELESS PERSON CARRYING CARDBOARD BOX OVER HEAD COVERING IDENTITY
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MS CATS WALK ON BUILDING LEDGES.
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MONTAGE BLACK RESIDENTS OF HARLEM, WOMAN WITH SAD LOOK, YOUNG BOY, MEN WALKING IN ON SIDEWALKS
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BROKEN GLASS WINDOWS.
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MS OLD TOY, TEDDY BEAR ON CHAIR IN ALLEY
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MS GRAFFITI PAINTED ON BRICK WALL
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MS SIGN POSTED: PLEASE KEEP OFF THE STOOP"
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PEOPLE WALKING BY HOMELESS MAN SLEEPING ON SIDEWALK. IGNORING, NOT NOTICING HOMELESS MAN
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CU YOUNG BOY LOOKING OUT OF WINDOW, NO GLASS, GLASS BROKEN OUT OF WINDOWS. POVERTY.
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MONTAGE HARLEM RESIDENTS, BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD.
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MS HOMELESS MAN WITH BELONGINGS ON PUSHCART
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MS MAN DRINKS LIQUOR FROM PAPER BAG.
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BLACK URBAN LIFESTYLE
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ECU AFRICAN TRIBAL MASK
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MONTAGE AFRICAN STATUES
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GOSPEL CHURCH. MAN WITH TAMBOURINE CLAPPING TO HYMN. GOSPEL CHOIR SINGING AND DANCING
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COP CAR AT NIGHT. FLASHING LIGHTS. HEAD LIGHT PULLS UP TO CAMERA
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CU FLASHLIGHT BEING SHOWN IN PRETEEN BOY'S FACE
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CU POLICE OFFICER'S BADGE
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CU POLICE LIGHTS. WHITE COPS BEAT UP BLACK BOY.
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URBAN ALLEY. GHETTO. FIRE ESCAPES. FENCE.
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POV DRIVING PAST FREDERICK DOUGLASS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. LOCK ON FENCE. CAGE-LIKE.
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CU FEET WALK BY.
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URBAN BLACK CHILDREN GOING INTO SCHOOL, SECOND-RATE SCHOOL.
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BLACK BOYS IN CLASSROOM RAISE THEIR HANDS.
WEARING WHITE SHIRTS AND TIES. |
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CU BOOK SHELF IN LIBRARY.
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CU BOY READS BOOK
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SCHOOL BOY WRITES AT DESK.
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FANTASY SCENE. PRINCE AND PRINCESS. STAGE PLAY.
ROMANTIC. PRINCE WALKS AWAY. GIRL SAD. ACTORS BOW. |
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DREAMY BLUR SEQUENCE: BOY IN COIN-OPERATED
CAR RIDE, MOTHER & CHILD LOOK SADLY OUT THEIR WINDOW. |
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ROLLS ROYCE PULLS UP TO CAMERA.
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CU MERRY-GO-ROUND IN STOREFRONT WINDOW.
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MONTAGE FANCY STORE WINDOWS. MANNEQUINS. WHITE PEOPLE ON THE SIDEWALK OF NEW YORK CITY. THE WHITE WORLD. DOWNTOWN. NEW YORK CITY STREET SCENES
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MONTAGE SIDEWALKS OF HARLEM PACKED WITH PEOPLE UPTOWN. URBAN BLACK LIFESTYLE. BARBER SHOP POLE.
BLACK BEAUTY SHOP. |
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CU BEAT-UP SHOES. BOY IN BARBER'S CHAIR. GETTING HIS HEAD RUBBED.
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JUNK YARD. OLD WRECKED CARS. PILE OF TWISTED METAL. CRANE LIFTS OLD CARS. PILE OF TIRES.
BROKEN WINDSHIELD. |
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SUBWAY STATION. 136TH STREET. STAIRS GO DOWN.
TRAIN GOES BY. BOY WALKS UP TO FATHER SITTING ON BENCH. BOY HELPS FATHER STAND UP AND WALK. |
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STANDING BY COFFIN IN GRAVEYARD. COFFIN IS LOWERED INTO GRAVE.
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