Homes and Hands

Start watching with your public library card or university login Watch Now Homes and Hands 1998 39min It has been over 40 years since leaders of the southern civil rights movement formed the first community land trust to secure access to land for AfricanAmericans This equitable and sustainable model of affordable housing and community development has since become a critical tool in preventing rampant foreclosures and land price speculation while stimulating revitalization without gentrification Through the personal stories of community activists in Durham North Carolina Albuquerque New Mexico and Burlington Vermont audiences are compelled to rethink their assumptions about housing and community development in the United States