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La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered | A Change in Community

The 1991 uprising leads to a conversation starter for a Washington, D.C. community.

Aired 10/06/2022 | Rating TV-PG

America ReFramed

La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered | A Change in Community

Preview: Season 10 Episode 8 | 1m 6sVideo has Closed Captions

The 1991 uprising leads to a conversation starter for a Washington, D.C. community.

The 1991 uprising in Washington, D.C.'s Mount Pleasant was "the beginning of the conversation" for the Latino/a community. Often feeling unseen and unheard, the residents had endured policing and police brutality before the shooting of young Salvadoran Daniel Gomez.

Aired 10/06/2022 | Rating TV-PG

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Major funding for America ReFramed provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by Open Society Foundations,...

Beyond the Lens with Ellie Walton | Interview

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An interview with filmmaker Ellie Walton (La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered). (4m 42s)

La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered | El Barrio

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Immigrants from El Salvador find a new home and a familiar community in Mount Pleasant. (3m 10s)

La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered | Gentrification

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With gentrification comes unpleasant, and sometimes violent, experiences with police. (3m 27s)

La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered | Preview

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A collective memory of Mt. Pleasant's Salvadoran community and the May 1991 rebellion. (30s)

La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered | Trailer

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A collective memory of Mt. Pleasant's Salvadoran community and the May 1991 rebellion. (3m 29s)

La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered | WE EXIST

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Lilo Gonzalez and Roland Roebuck talk about the '91 uprising, representation and policing. (1m 18s)

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Major funding for America ReFramed provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by Open Society Foundations,...

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