The Heart of Bassett place. W. Gertrude Brown and the Wheatley house

Description

In the early 20th century, community centers called settlement houses were established across America. This documentary relates the history of one such facility-the Phyllis Wheatley Settlement House, known in its time as "the greatest settlement house in the U.S. for Negroes." The program profiles its first director, W. Gertrude Brown, who touched the lives of generations of African-Americans, and describes life at the Minneapolis center. The history of 20th-century African American culture is paralleled, since many social and artistic leaders-including Paul Robeson, Langston Hughes, Marian Anderson, and W. E. B. Dubois-called the Wheatley House their second home.

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47 min

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Date of Publication

[2006], c2006

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Films on Demand

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