Princeville, NC is the first town incorporated by freed, formerly enslaved Africans in America. This historical significance sits on a precipice:
It is gradually being washed away.
Freedom Hill is a documentary exploring the environmental racism washing away the town of under 2,000.
“I grew up just one hour away from Princeville…
But I didn’t learn about the town's historical significance until I was sent there, as a reporter, to cover the flood damage.
This film is of severe personal significance to me.
My roots are in North Carolina, and thus in Princeville.”
- Resita Cox, “The Freedom Hill Doc”, Director
