Politics of the New South

Infobase, (film distributor.). PBS (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: More than 80,000 refugees have settled in Georgia since the 1980s and 10,000 of them were placed just outside of Atlanta in the small city of Clarkston. As a result, Clarkston’s population went from 97 percent American-born to 53 percent foreign-born. We return to Clarkston to follow unlikely candidates in the city’s 2013 local election, as three Mayoral and City Council candidates are former refugees who will be running for office—and voting—for the first time. Will they be able to bring new voters to the polls and make their voices heard? America By the Numbers documents this remarkable moment in Clarkston’s history.

Record details

Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (1 video file (25 min., 57 sec)) : sound, color.
Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : PBS, [2014]
Distributor: New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2018.
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released by PBS, 2014. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 01, 2018.
Formatted Contents Note:	Historic Election in Clarkston, Georgia (10:23); Non-Refugee Candidates (4:48); Election Day (8:59); Credits: Politics of the New South (0:29);
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	9 - 12, Academic/AP
System Details Note:	Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description