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Short documentary examining a Black community’s decades-long battle to hold onto their land as city officials wielded eminent domain to establish and expand Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2023-12-09

Runtime: 25 mins

Director: Brandi Kellam

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Uprooted

Production Companies: ProPublica, Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism, WHRO

Production Countries: United States of America

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