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Between Two Rivers shines a spotlight on Cairo, Illinois, a historic town with a dark and troubled past, located between the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, where North meets South in America's heartland. The film offers a remarkable insight into a community struggling with severe economic, socia...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Cartwright, Jacob (Director) (Director), Jordan, Nick, 1967- (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2012.
Subjects:
Floods > Illinois > Cairo > History > 21st century.
Cairo (Ill.) > History.
Cairo (Ill.) > Social conditions.
Cairo (Ill.) > Economic conditions.
Cairo (Ill.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Internet videos.
Documentary films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Between Two Rivers shines a spotlight on Cairo, Illinois, a historic town with a dark and troubled past, located between the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, where North meets South in America's heartland. The film offers a remarkable insight into a community struggling with severe economic, social, and environmental pressures. The city's tumultuous past serves as an undercurrent to the latest community crisis: the record-breaking floods of spring 2011, when the rising rivers threatened to destroy the town.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 14, 2013).
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (96 min.).
Previously released as DVD.
Playing Time:01:35:43
Audience:For Adult; College; High School; Junior High School audiences.