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A photograph of his great-grandfather sends filmmaker Sherman De Jesus to New York to discover the legacy of James Van Der Zee, a Black photographer whose images captured the people of Harlem and their proud, resilient spirit. De Jesus explores how that spirit is still alive today.

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The Photograph

A photograph of his great-grandfather sends filmmaker Sherman De Jesus to New York to discover the legacy of James Van Der Zee, a Black photographer whose images captured the people of Harlem and their proud, resilient spirit. De Jesus explores how that spirit is still alive today.

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