Episode Four: Making a Way Out of No Way Production Credits
THE AFRICAN AMERICANS: MANY RIVERS TO CROSS
Episode Four: Making a Way Out of No Way
A Film by Kunhardt McGee Productions
and Inkwell Films
In Association with Ark Media
Director/Producer
Phil Bertelsen
Senior Producer
Rachel Dretzin
Executive Producers
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Peter Kunhardt
Dyllan McGee
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EDITOR
PAULA HEREDIA
SENIOR STORY PRODUCER
LESLIE ASAKO GLADSJO
CO-PRODUCER
HAZEL GURLAND-POOLER
WRITTEN BY
HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.
ORIGINAL SCORE BY
PAUL BRILL
HARLEM RENAISSANCE AND CLOSING THEME BY
WYNTON MARSALIS
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
GRAHAM SMITH
DIRECTOR OF GRAPHICS
ANDY CAHILL
RESEARCHER
BRITTANY CLEMONS
HENRY LOUIS GATES’ WARDROBE
MAURICE SEDWELL
BESPOKE TAILORS
SAVILE ROW, LONDON
THE ANDOVER SHOP
CAMBRIDGE, MA
SUPERVISING PRODUCERS
REBECCA BRILLHART
TIMOTHY MESSLER
ARCHIVAL PRODUCER
AMY BRILLHART
POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
STEPHEN ALTOBELLO
SUPERVISING EDITOR
NANCY NOVACK
LINE PRODUCER
STEF GORDON
SENIOR RESEARCHERS
DONALD YACOVONE
MARIAL IGLESIAS YUTSET
ARCHIVAL CONSULTANT
AMY SCHEWEL
ADDITIONAL WRITING
PAUL TAYLOR
ADDITIONAL CAMERA
STEPHEN MCCARTHY
GREGORY BRUTUS
RYAN HILL
SOUND RECORDIST
MARK MANDLER
ADDITIONAL SOUND
PAUL SCHMITZ
GRIP AND ELECTRIC
NED HALLICK
JOHN ROCHE
ADDITIONAL ANIMATION
CHRIS KING
BRIAN OAKES
ASSISTANT EDITORS
STEVEN J. GOLLIDAY
BRITTANY KAPLAN
CHRIS KING
MARISA BERGQUIST
GIANCARLO BALDINO
RYAN DILTS
LISA GROSS
TOVAH LIEBOWITZ
RYAN WESTPHAL
APPRENTICE EDITOR
KELLY NGUYEN
ONLINE EDITOR
CHRIS CONNOLLY
VO ENGINEERS
KEVIN MCLAUGHLIN
CHARLES ESPOSITO
SOUND EFFECTS
ANDREA BELLA
RICHARD FAIRBANKS
FOLEY ARTIST
BRIAN VANCHO
ADDITIONAL DIALOG EDITING
DAN EDELSTEIN
SOUND RE-RECORDING
RICHARD FAIRBANKS
TRANSCRIPTION
CLK TRANSCRIPTION, INC.
MUSIC CLEARANCE
HANNAH OLSON
ADDITIONAL MUSIC BY
ELIZABETH ZIMAN
NEIL CLEARY
APM
OFFICE PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
RAYMOND CHIU
SALIM HASBINI
ALISTAIR MACKAY
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
NICOLE BOZORGMIR
FARLEY CRAWFORD
STEPHEN ROBINSON
AMANDA SHEARROW
ADDITIONAL CAMERA ASSISTANT
KRISTYN ULANDAY
INTERNS
E. GORDON BERROA
MAX BLOOM
JESSIE BOAS
THEA CHALONER
CARLY CIRICILLO
ELON COOK
RYAN DOUBIAGO
OLIVER DUNNE
ALEX FERRIGNO
ADAM GOLUB
MARISSA GOUVERNE
SAMANTHA GOWDA
AISSA GUEYE
RACHEL HAWATMEH
MARY MIRZAMANI
DANIEL MOISOFF
DAN SZNAJDERMAN
YONGLE WANG
COLIN WELCH
ADVISORS
BILL ANDREWS, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
HERMAN L. BENNETT, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
IRA BERLIN, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
DAVID BINDMAN, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LONDON
DAVID W. BLIGHT, YALE UNIVERSITY
VINCENT BROWN, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
CLAYBORNE CARSON, STANFORD UNIVERSITY
LAURENT DUBOIS, DUKE UNIVERSITY
BRENT EDWARDS, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
DAVID ELTIS, EMORY UNIVERSITY
ERIC FONER, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
GLENDA GILMORE, YALE UNIVERSITY
STEVEN HAHN, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
EVELYNN HAMMONDS, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
LINDA M. HEYWOOD, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
EVELYN BROOKS HIGGINBOTHAM, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
DARLENE CLARK HINE, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
THOMAS HOLT, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
GERALD HORNE, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
WALTER JOHNSON, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
PENIEL JOSEPH, TUFTS UNIVERSITY
ROBIN D.G. KELLEY, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
JANE LANDERS, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
JILL LEPORE, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
INGRID MONSON, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
PHILIP MORGAN, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
SUSAN O’DONOVAN, UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS
ANNETTE GORDON REED, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
EVA SHEPPARD WOLF, SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY
JOHN STAUFFER, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
PATRICIA A. SULLIVAN, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
JAMES H. SWEET, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
JOHN THORNTON, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
STEPHEN TUCK, OXFORD UNIVERSITY
ARCHIVES
THE AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS ARCHIVES AND RESEARCH CENTER
ARCHIVE FILMS, GETTY IMAGES
ARCHIVE PHOTOS, GETTY IMAGES
ART RESOURCE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BEINECKE RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY, YALE UNIVERSITY
BROWN BROTHERS
BUDGET FILMS STOCK FOOTAGE
A’LELIA BUNDLES/ MADAM WALKER FAMILY ARCHIVES
WITHOUT SANCTUARY COLLECTION, NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS
THE CHARLES L. FRANCK STUDIO COLLECTION AT THE HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION
CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM
CORBIS IMAGES
CORBIS MOTION
DV ARCHIVE
NAILAH ELLIS PRIVATE COLLECTION
FILM ARCHIVES, INC.
FOOTAGE FARM
FRAMEPOOL
THE GRANGER COLLECTION, NEW YORK
HISTORIC FILMS ARCHIVE, LLC
HULTON ARCHIVE, GETTY IMAGES
THE IMAGE WORKS
ITN SOURCE
JIM CROW MUSEUM OF RACIST MEMORABILIA, FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
JOHN E. ALLEN ARCHIVE
JOHN KISCH / SEPARATE CINEMA ARCHIVE
KANSAS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, MANUSCRIPT DIVISION
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, PRINTS & PHOTOGRAPHS DIVISION
MADAM C. J. WALKER COLLECTION, INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
THE MARCUS GARVEY & UNIA PAPERS PROJECT, AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER, UCLA
MCFARLIN LIBRARY, THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA
MOORLAND-SPINGARN RESEARCH CENTER, HOWARD UNIVERSITY
MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
NYC MUNICIPAL ARCHIVES
ODDBALL FILM + VIDEO, SAN FRANCISCO
PHOTOFEST
PICTURE HISTORY
PRODUCERS LIBRARY
J. KAVIN ROSS / GREENWOOD TRIBUNE
SCHOMBURG CENTER, THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
SCURLOCK STUDIO RECORDS, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
SOPHIA SMITH COLLECTION, SMITH COLLEGE
STREAMLINE FILMS, INC.
SUPERSTOCK
T3MEDIA
TULSA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
UNIVERSAL IMAGES GROUP, GETTY IMAGES
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS RESEARCH CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LIBRARY
W.E.B. DU BOIS LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
COOK COLLECTION, VALENTINE RICHMOND HISTORY CENTER
CARL VAN VECHTEN, THE VAN VECHTEN TRUST
JAMES VANDERZEE PHOTOGRAPHS © DONNA MUSSENDEN VANDERZEE
THE WPA FILM LIBRARY
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
MUSIC
“BLUES UP AND DOWN”
PERFORMED BY SHERMAN IRBY, ANTONIO HART,
AARON DIEHL, DWAYNE BURNO, MARK TAYLOR
COURTESY OF RICH CAR MUSIC INC.
“CUTTIN’ UP PROGRAM”
PERFORMED BY SHERMAN IRBY, ANTONIO HART
AARON DIEHL, DWAYNE BURNO, MARK TAYLOR
CURATED BY G&J PRODUCTIONS
“JUMP JIM CROW”
TRADITIONAL, SOURCE UNKNOWN
WRITTEN BY THOMAS DARTMOUTH “DADDY” RICE
PUBLISHED BY E. RILEY, C.1828
SPECIAL THANKS
BARKER CENTER, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
CITY OF MEMPHIS, TN
CITY OF NEW YORK, NY
CITY OF TULSA, OK
CITY OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
GINNY’S SUPPER CLUB, RED ROOSTER, HARLEM
HARVARD FACULTY CLUB
ISLAND QUEEN III, THE MEMPHIS QUEEN LINE
JIM CROW MUSEUM OF RACIST MEMORABILIA, FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN RECONCILIATION PARK, TULSA, OK
MACKEY HOUSE, GREENWOOD CULTURAL CENTER
PIEDMONT PARK, ATLANTA, GA
POLAND AVENUE WHARF, PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
THURGOOD MARSHALL CENTER TRUST INC.
UNITED PALACE THEATRE
VILLA LEWARO
ZION CEMETERY, MEMPHIS, TN
AND
SAM ABRAHAM
CARLOS D. ACOSTA-PONCE
REBECCA AUGUSTE
MARK BAUERLEIN
BILL BITZINGER
A’LELIA BUNDLES
MARC CARLSON
PATRICK CHALFANT
ERNEST D. COX
TYRONE DAVIS
HAROLD DOLEY
MATT FARAH
GUY FEATHERSTONE
DEREK FLEMMING
LINDA FOUNTAIN
KATHIE FOX
YVONNE FRASER-CLARKE
LIZA GATES
MAGGIE GATES
AMY GOSDANIAN
AARON HATLEY
BERNARD HICKS
ROBERT HILL
FRANCES JORDAN-RAKESTRAW
ALANNA KELLEHER
LISA KEMMIS
MARLA KING
JOHN KISCH
MEG LAKE
DALE LOZIER
CAPTAIN WILLIAM LOZIER
DAVID MANDEL
RACHEL MANN
JEAN NEAL
JEFF NEAL
YVONNE NEAL
DARRICK NORTHINGTON
BRIAN NUTT
SHARON FOX O’GUIN
ROBBIN OWEN
KAY PETERSON
BRIAN PEW
PETER REUELL
DARREN REVILLA
MARISA RICHARDSON
HILLARY RIDER
NILDA I. RIVERA
MICHELLE STEVENS
SUSAN SUTTON
BEVERLEY TINDALL
REGINA TRIGG
CHANTELLE WALDON
ERROL WATKIS
RAY WILLIAMS
ABBY WOLF
THOMASINA YEARWOOD
CATHRYN YOUNG
WESS YOUNG, JR.
FOR KUNHARDT MCGEE
CO-PRODUCER
GEORGE KUNHARDT
TEDDY KUNHARDT
SENIOR RESEARCHER
JILL COWAN
BUSINESS AFFAIRS
MARY FARLEY
GENERAL COUNSEL
DREW PATRICK
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
JAIME SUKONNIK
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
MATTHEW GOLDMAN
FOR THIRTEEN
COORDINATING PRODUCER
STEPHANIE CARTER
BUDGET CONTROLLER
REKHA MENON
LEGAL
ODELL NAILS
EDITOR
MICHAEL WEINGRAD
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
RACHEL HARTMAN
ADDITIONAL AUDIO
JON BERMAN
PUBLICITY
KELLIE SPECTER
HARRY FORBES
DONNA WILLIAMS
LINDSEY BERNSTEIN
SUNSHINE SACHS
FOR WNET
DIRECTOR PROGRAMMING OPERATIONS
JANE BUCKWALTER
EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE
STEPHEN SEGALLER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
JULIE ANDERSON
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