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Sapelo | Black Brotherhood

Two young Black brothers grow up together on the Georgia island of Sapelo

Aired 04/07/2022 | Rating TV-PG

America ReFramed

Sapelo | Black Brotherhood

Clip: Season 10 Episode 3 | 1m 27sVideo has Closed Captions

Two young Black brothers grow up together on the Georgia island of Sapelo

On Sapelo, brothers JerMarkest and Johnathan are growing up together under the watchful eye of their adoptive mother, Cornelia Walker Bailey. As they explore the island freely, we know the world awaits these young Black boys.

Aired 04/07/2022 | Rating TV-PG

Major funding for America ReFramed provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by Open Society Foundations,...

Sapelo | Cornelia Walker Bailey

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Meet Cornelia Walker Bailey, who is preserving the heritage of the Saltwater Geechee. (1m 8s)

Sapelo | Growing Up Black

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Two Black brothers are being given the chance to live, learn and play in a safe space. (1m 6s)

Sapelo | Preview

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Off the Georgia coast, two brothers grow up in an enclave of the Saltwater Geechee people. (30s)

Sapelo | Their Own Little World

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Welcome to Sapelo, the home and haven to the Saltwater Geechee people. (1m 50s)

Sapelo | Trailer

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Off the Georgia coast, two brothers grow up in an enclave of the Saltwater Geechee people. (1m 38s)

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Major funding for America ReFramed provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by Open Society Foundations,...

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