Cast & Crew
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Carolyn Jones Allport
Producer
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Carolyn Allport
Director
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Carolyn Jones Allport
Editor
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Stan Vingle
Sound
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Stan Vingle
Director of Photography
Movie Details
Original Language:English
Elijah Pierce: Wood Carver
18 minDocumentary
Elijah Pierce was born the youngest son of a former slave on a Mississippi farm on March 5, 1892. He began carving at an early age when his father gave him his first pocketknife. As time passed, Pierce found work as a barber and began to carve wood seriously. Through his carvings Pierce told his own life story and chronicled the African-American experience.
StarringElijah Pierce
DirectorCarolyn Allport
