The Illinois Parables

The Illinois Parables

USA / 2016 / 60 minutes / Not Rated

Filmmaker Deborah Stratman recounts eleven episodes in American history — from the violent eviction of the Cherokee to the invention of the nuclear reactor to the murder of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton — to consider how societies are shaped by belief and ideology.

 

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  • Director

    Deborah Stratman

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