Banished (film)
| Banished | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Marco Williams |
| Produced by |
Marco Williams Maia Harris |
| Music by | David Murray |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Banished: How Whites Drove Blacks Out of Town in America is a 2006 documentary film about four U.S. cities, which were part of many communities that violently forced African American families to flee in post-reconstruction America. The incidents took place in Texas, Missouri, Georgia and Indiana between 1886 and 1923. Banished was screened in competition at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
See also
- Tulsa Race Riot
- Rosewood massacre
- Rosewood (film)
- Mass racial violence in the United States
- Nadir of American race relations
- Sundown town