Black Men in Uniform

From The Plantation To The Battle Field, History Can’t Be Erased.

  • Movie
  • 2026
  • 1h 0m
  • Documentary
  • History

Pata Seca (1828), a man whose back bore the whip marks of his enslavers , whose eyes held the haunted memory of being forced to breed over 200 slave children in order to sustain his master’s plantation. Men broken but unbowed, transformed from field hands into soldiers from the civil war to Vietnam. This documentary weaves together authentic narratives from the 1800s, accompanied by original images and footage, highlighting the significant influence that Black men in uniform had in Hollywood and addressing ongoing relevant issues to date.

Director
Emunah La-Paz
Starring
Emunah La-Paz, Douglas L. Williams, Sue Chang Wiliams, Lavender Lashay

Cast

  • Emunah La-Paz

    Emunah La-Paz

    Narrator and interviewer

  • Douglas L. Williams

    Douglas L. Williams

    Playing selff, Vietnam Veteran

  • Sue Chang Wiliams

    Sue Chang Wiliams

    Playing self, caregiver and wife of Vietnam Veteran

  • Lavender Lashay

    Lavender Lashay

    Photographer

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