Between Two Rivers
Description
This video presents a portrait of Cairo, Illinois, a community struggling with severe economic, social, and environmental pressures. It looks at the town's successful past with its booming river trade at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, followed by tumultuous years of lynchings and race riots, and then more recent serious floods. The video illustrates the long-term impact of the violent civil unrest, economic boycotts, curfews, and martial law that so deeply divided the community. It also explores Cairo's relationship to the unique environment that encircles the town and how that has impacted the community.
Runtime
1 hr 35 min 34 sec
Subjects
- Social change (532)
- Population (248)
- Cities and towns (132)
- International relations (610)
- War (200)
- World politics (2067)
Database
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