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‘Quakertown USA’ premieres at Denton Black Film Festival, highlights displaced Black neighborhood
Summary
Quakertown USA had its world premiere at the Denton Black Film Festival. Filmmakers, descendants and attendees described the history of Quakertown — an African American community that was displaced to make a city park — and organizers said they will seek wider screenings and distribution.
Quakertown USA had its world premiere inside a campus theater during the Denton Black Film Festival, organizers and participants said, drawing descendants, filmmakers and attendees to a screening of the documentary about a Black neighborhood that was removed to build a city park.
The film tells the story of Quakertown, described by speakers at the premiere as "a once thriving, self sufficient African American community" that existed from the late 19th century into the early 20th century before residents were forced to relocate to make way for park construction. The…
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