Bill Traylor | Promo
Season 15
About the Episode
Born into slavery in 1853, Bill Traylor spent most of his life working the land in rural Alabama. He began drawing and painting in his later years, often with found materials. This film, by Jeffrey Wolf and Daphne McWilliams, is a compelling narrative about a man who, despite the hardships of legalized racism, produced a body of work exhibited in today’s leading museums and collections worldwide.
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Extras
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Commuted | A Commutation, A Second Chance
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Commuted | A Daughter Without Her Mother
A daughter opens up about growing up very young without her mother who was incarcerated.0:47 -
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Freedom Hill | Race and Land, Underprivileged vs. Prosperous
What's the difference between high and low grounds in the South? Race, wealth and floods.1:02 -
Freedom Hill | Environmental Racism
In America, marginalized communities are the target of harmful environmental decisions.0:53 -
Kati Kati | In The Afterlife
After death, where do you go? The afterlife. But it's complicated especially in Kati Kati.0:56 -
Kati Kati | Where Am I? In Kati Kati.
Where am I? A woman finds herself meeting a group of people living together in Kati Kati.0:59 -
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Supa Modo | Sisters
A young woman makes plans to give her sister, who is dying, the best days of her life.0:59
