Standing at the Scratch Line

Standing at the Scratch Line

2016 · 11 min · Documentary

Recounts the impact of migrants on the African Methodist Episcopal church. Philadelphia’s Mother Bethel AME, the nation’s oldest African-American church, served as a local community partner, as well as Mother Emmanuel Church in Charleston, SC, the site of the 2015 mass shooting.

Directed by Julie Dash · Written by Julie Dash

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