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70 Years of Blackness: The Untangling of Race & Adoption

By Christopher Windfield

Verda Byrd has been living her entire life as a black woman. Only until the age of 70 Verda made a shocking discovery. She was adopted and her biological parents were actually white. 70 Years of Blackness takes a look into Verda's story while examining the effects race played within the adoption industry.

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Title

70 Years of Blackness: The Untangling of Race & Adoption

Director

Christopher Windfield

Country

United States

Year

2020

Category

Documentary Short

Duration

30’

Language

English

Actors

Verda Byrd, Randall Kennedy, April Bigham, Linda West