"...compelling documentary...(about) a heroic community figure who will inspire others. Highly recommended." (T. Keogh for Video Librarian) Painter, muralist, teacher of at-risk youth, and key organizer involved in community projects Hershell West is a black man brought up in the rural South in the days before the end of segregation. Neither his family nor his community, nor the larger society expected him to become a professional artist. Defying these expectations, he triumphed over the odds and in this hour-long documentary, we examine both his art and how artists contribute to society through their artistic creations, and also through their teaching, and advocacy for the arts.
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