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A Binding Truth
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A Binding Truth
Two high school classmates from 1965Jimmie, a Black football star, and De, a white student who respected him from afarreunite 50 years later after a discovery linking their families changes their lives forever. This personal yet profoundly American story reveals the legacy of slavery, the complexities of race and privilege, and the power of truth in their journey toward healing.
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Reckoning with a Painful Legacy of Enslavement
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Jimmie Kirkpatrick confronts his family’s history of enslavement and his path to healing....
Two Cemeteries, One Legacy
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De Kirkpatrick confronts the unequal care of Black and white cemeteries.
Walking Through Charlotte’s Past
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Jimmie Kirkpatrick recalls Charlotte’s Black community of the 1960s.
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