White Wash

“White Wash” explores the complexity of race in America through the eyes of the ocean via the history of African Americans and water culture from slavery, civil rights wade-ins to surfing in contemporary times. In examining the history of world water culture, and the history of black identity as it triumphs and evolves in the minds of black surfers, we learn about the power of transcending race as a constructive phenomenon. Discussion following the screening. Panelists include, Ted Woods, director; Rick Blocker, UCSB Alum and founder of BlackSurfing.com; Alison Rose Jefferson, Cultural Historian and UCSB Doctoral Graduate Student in HIstory; and Peter Neushul, UCSB Lecturer on the History of Science and Surfing. 78 min., English, USA.
CO-SPONSORED BY THE CENTER FOR BLACK STUDIES RESEARCH, THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT,
AND THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION, ISLA VISTA CHAPTER

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