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Come hell or high water : the battle for Turkey Creek /

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Follows the painful but inspiring journey of Derrick Evans, a Boston teacher who moves home to coastal Mississippi when the graves of his ancestors are bulldozed to make way for the sprawling city of Gulfport. Over the course of a decade, Derrick and his neighbors stand up to powerful corporate inte...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Alexander Street (Firm), Bullfrog Films, Independent Television Service, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Zamler Productions
Other Authors: Evans, Derrick (participant.), Greenberg, Jane (Film editor), Mahan, Leah (Cinematographer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
Published: [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2015]
Subjects:
Evans, Derrick.
African American cemeteries > Mississippi > Gulfport.
African Americans > Mississippi > Gulfport > Social conditions.
Environmental justice > Mississippi > Gulfport.
Historic sites > Mississippi > Gulfport.
Racism > United States.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Follows the painful but inspiring journey of Derrick Evans, a Boston teacher who moves home to coastal Mississippi when the graves of his ancestors are bulldozed to make way for the sprawling city of Gulfport. Over the course of a decade, Derrick and his neighbors stand up to powerful corporate interests and politicians and face ordeals that include Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil disaster in their struggle for self-determination and environmental justice.
Item Description:Originally produced by: Zamler Productions, c2013; previously released in 2014.
Title from title frames.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (56 min.) : digital, sound, color
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
Audience:9 and up.
Production Credits:Co-editors, William A. Anderson and Dawn Logsdon ; composer, Derrick Hodge.
Access:Access restricted to subscribing institutions.