All God's Children | The History of White People in America, Episode 5

4m 15s

In this moving, animated short, poet Ashley M. Jones offers a lyrical historical account of Ann Williams, an enslaved Black woman who won her freedom in the 1830s. When faced with the torturous fate of being separated from her family and sold into Southern slavery, Williams took a literal leap of faith to avoid the dreadful mandate.

Extras + Features

  • Trailer | One Person, One Vote?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trailer | One Person, One Vote?

    S26 E1 - 30s

    At a time when many Americans question democratic institutions, One Person, One Vote? unveils the complexities of the Electoral College, the uniquely American and often misunderstood mechanism for electing a president. The documentary follows four presidential electors representing different parties in Colorado during the intense 2020 election.

  • Fall 2024 Sneak Peek: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fall 2024 Sneak Peek

    S26 E20 - 1m

    Independent Lens is back serving up powerful, acclaimed new docs, starting with One Person, One Vote? and followed by Wild Hogs and Saffron, The History of White People in America, Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen, and United States of Comedy.

Schedule

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    One With the Whale

    Sunday
    Nov 3

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    An Alaska native family is blindsided when their son, the youngest ever to harpoon a whale for his village, is targeted by animal activists.
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    One With the Whale

    Monday
    Nov 4

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    An Alaska native family is blindsided when their son, the youngest ever to harpoon a whale for his village, is targeted by animal activists.
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    One With the Whale

    Monday
    Nov 4

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    An Alaska native family is blindsided when their son, the youngest ever to harpoon a whale for his village, is targeted by animal activists.
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    Home From School: The Children of Carlisle

    Monday
    Nov 4

    1 Hour

    Northern Arapaho tribal members travel from Wyoming to Pennsylvania to retrieve remains of three children who died at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in the 1880s.
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    Home From School: The Children of Carlisle

    Tuesday
    Nov 5

    1 Hour

    Northern Arapaho tribal members travel from Wyoming to Pennsylvania to retrieve remains of three children who died at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in the 1880s.
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    Independent Lens

    Home From School: The Children of Carlisle

    Tuesday
    Nov 5

    1 Hour

    Northern Arapaho tribal members travel from Wyoming to Pennsylvania to retrieve remains of three children who died at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in the 1880s.
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    Home From School: The Children of Carlisle

    Sunday
    Nov 10

    1 Hour

    Northern Arapaho tribal members travel from Wyoming to Pennsylvania to retrieve remains of three children who died at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in the 1880s.
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    Independent Lens

    Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen

    Monday
    Nov 11

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    U.S. Marine veteran Anthony Marquez hand-carves battlefield crosses to reconnect with Gold Star families in his search for healing and peace.
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    Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen

    Tuesday
    Nov 12

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    U.S. Marine veteran Anthony Marquez hand-carves battlefield crosses to reconnect with Gold Star families in his search for healing and peace.
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    Independent Lens

    Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen

    Wednesday
    Nov 13

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    U.S. Marine veteran Anthony Marquez hand-carves battlefield crosses to reconnect with Gold Star families in his search for healing and peace.
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    Independent Lens

    Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen

    Thursday
    Nov 14

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    U.S. Marine veteran Anthony Marquez hand-carves battlefield crosses to reconnect with Gold Star families in his search for healing and peace.
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    Independent Lens

    Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen

    Thursday
    Nov 14

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    U.S. Marine veteran Anthony Marquez hand-carves battlefield crosses to reconnect with Gold Star families in his search for healing and peace.
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    Independent Lens

    Scenes From the Glittering World

    Thursday
    Nov 14

    1 Hour

    Adolescence, trauma and the power of connecting with an isolated Navajo homeland.
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    Scenes From the Glittering World

    Friday
    Nov 15

    1 Hour

    Adolescence, trauma and the power of connecting with an isolated Navajo homeland.
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    Independent Lens

    Scenes From the Glittering World

    Friday
    Nov 15

    1 Hour

    Adolescence, trauma and the power of connecting with an isolated Navajo homeland.

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