Sacred Soil: The Piney Woods School Story (2024)
Sacred Soil: The Piney Woods School Story
”A determined student navigates racial challenges at a historic Black boarding school.”
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In popular culture, when we think of boarding schools in the United States, images of wealthy, well-dressed, and mostly white youths often come to mind. This is only a fragment of the truth, and that's exactly what the documentary Sacred Soil: The Piney Woods School Story demonstrates, narrating the history and culture of one of the oldest black boarding schools in the United States. Although the narrative is somewhat scattered, the documentary helps shed light on racial differences in education in the United States, as well as outlining the unique challenges faced by its youth.
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A documentary film set against the culturally historical backdrop of one of America’s oldest Black boarding schools. The film provides a window into the ever-evolving, complex layers of the school and its students.
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