Black Des Moines: Voices Seldom Heard (1985)
57m
Running Time
September 10, 1985Release Date
Black Des Moines: Voices Seldom Heard (1985)
57m
Running Time
September 10, 1985Release Date
Plot.
Chronicles the history of blacks in Des Moines, Iowa from the mid-1800s to the present. Vintage photos and film clips are used with interviews to detail the contributions of blacks from their first appearance via the Pre-Civil War "underground railroad" to the emotional issues of today. Includes early photos of black businesses and neighborhoods, the beginnings of the Iowa Bystander newspaper, first-hand recollections of the 1920s and 1930s, disruption caused by the freeway construction and urban renewal, and the many innovations and achievements made by Des Moines blacks. Originally aired on WOI-TV on September 10, 1985.
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Cast & Crew.
Verda L. Williams
Self / Producer / Writer
Beverly Fischer
Self / Associate Producer
Emery Jackson
Self
James E. Bowman
Self
George Nichols
Self
James B. Morris III
Self
Marguerite Cothorn
Self
Larry Carter
Self
Luther T. Glanton, Jr.
Self
Catherine G. Williams
Self
Edna Griffin
Self
Willie S. Glanton
Self
Ako Diallobe Abdul Samad
Self
Dennis Goodrich
Director / Cinematography
Robert Helmers
Executive Producer
Betty Lou Varnum
Executive Producer
Rodney Minor
Cinematography
Sue Ballantine
Costumer / Production Assistant
Brett Foray
Production Assistant
Phil Elrod
Still Photographer / Production Assistant
Jane Coria
Production Secretary
Ted Brubaker
Production Artist
Gary Cornelious
Sound
Mike Stover
Sound