NET Journal S01E02 · Losing Just The Same

Overview

This documentary reflects on the lives and aspirations of an African American family - the Johns - who moved to West Oakland from Louisiana, focusing on Robert Lee Johns and his mother Agnes. A voiceover prefaces the film with a statement that it presents: "A story of people caught in a lifelong struggle between their hopes and their abilities and their discovery that no matter how hard they try they will be losing just the same."

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Episodes

1. 1 1. Lay My Burden Down1966-11-21This documentary concentrates on the hardships of black tenant farmers and their families in the Selma, Alabama region. One family of ten survives on only $1,000 a year in a system
2. 2 2. Losing Just The Same1966-11-28This documentary reflects on the lives and aspirations of an African American family - the Johns - who moved to West Oakland from Louisiana, focusing on Robert Lee Johns and his mo
3. 3 3. Modern Women: The Uneasy Life1966-12-12
4. 4 4. The Last Chance1966-12-19Documentary shot in the sixty's about Fr McDyer and the work he did in Glencolmcille and surrounding areas to get employment for local people at a time of a lot of emigration.
5. 5 5. Headstart in Mississippi
6. 6 6. How to Be First
7. 7 7. Opium Trail
8. 8 8. Schizophrenia: The Shattered Mirror
9. 9 9. Search for the Lost Self