Truth I Ever Told
Truth I Ever Told is an oral history documentary video that tells the stories of three African American families in Washington County, Texas whose roots there date back to the 1840's when their ancestors were enslaved and brought to work on cotton plantations.
Based on nearly thirty hours of interview footage with four generations of community members, Truth I Ever Told addresses through very personal stories many of the concerns of rural African American communities in Texas and across the nation--the legacies of slavery and segregation, land appropriation, the decline in small farming, urbanization, and the struggle for educational and professional opportunities in the country.
Truth I Ever Told is a documentary by Mark Westmoreland and Antony Cherian in collaboration with the Post Oak and Bluff Communities of Washington, Texas. It was funded in part through a fellowship from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as part of Dr. Martha Norkunas' Project in Interpreting the Texas Past.