Petersburg Rising

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Overview

Petersburg, VA was once home to the largest free Black community in America, and fell into financial ruin a century later, after a major corporation pulled up stakes. For more than a decade following, schools in Petersburg struggled, failed, and even lacked basic accreditation. Students dropped out in large numbers and faced tough times at home in one of the state's most impoverished communities. It looked to be all too common American story of economic boom-to-bust, until an extraordinary group of leaders entered the picture to turn the tide by investing in children and their education. Petersburg, Virginia was to be a new model for the state, and perhaps the nation.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Quick Facts

Status	Released
Language	EN

Cast

Marcus Newsome

Self

Key Crew

Alan Blankstein

Director

David Yosha

Director

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