Wrapped in Pride: The Story of Kente in America

Duration: 27

Year Published: 1999

Creator: Films for the Humanities & Sciences

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Provides a historical background of Kente cloth, which originated during the 19th century African Liberation Movement in West Africa and became popular in the U.S. during the Civil Rights Movement as a way of connecting Black Americans with their heritage. Explains the collaboration between Ashanti and Ewe designers while noting the differences in colors and motifs, and the contstant creation of new patterns. Shows the market exploitation of Kente in such products as a Ghanaian Barbie, which distorts the meaning of this sacred cloth, while acknowledging the political astuteness of leaders such as Bill Clinton, who wore Kente cloth when meeting Ghanaian leaders. Based on the collections of New Jersey's Newark Museum, with commentary by Clement Price, Doran Ross, Samuel Cophie, Abena Busia, Sam Chisholm, and the Reverend Lloyd Terrell. Narrated by Ann Duquesnay.

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