Film

Below Baldwin: How an Expansion Project Unearthed a University's Legacy of Slavery

Just tell the whole truth.

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1h 9m

2019

“Just tell the whole truth.”

Synopsis

On November 17, 2015, construction on Baldwin Hall on the University of Georgia campus came to a halt when workers uncovered human remains on the site. DNA tests revealed what many local residents already knew to be true: these were the remains of formerly enslaved people. This uncovering and the events that followed have forced the often-omitted histories of slavery and segregation to rise to the surface, both at the University of Georgia and in Athens. “Below Baldwin”, featuring Fred Smith, Linda Davis, Alvin Sheats, Linda Lloyd, Mariah Parker, Broderick Flanigan, and others, chronicles the series of events between November 2015 and December 2019. But more than that - this documentary showcases a community’s persistent efforts to connect to its past and to win recognition and redress – for both past and present injustices.

Director

Joe Lavine

Trailer

Documentary

slaveryprotestsocial justiceathens, georgiadark historyreckoningblack stories

Cast & Crew

Broderick Flanigan

as Narrator

Fred Smith Sr.

as Himself

Linda E. Davis

as Herself

Linda Lloyd

as Herself

Mariah Parker

as Themself

Alvin Sheats

as Himself

Irami Osei-Frimpong

as Himself

Joe Fu

as Himself

Claudio Saunt

as Himself

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