MPT Presents
Pip and Zastrow: An American Friendship
Special | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Friendship between white Annapolis Mayor "Pip" Moyers and black thief "Zastrow" Simms .
The true story of two men who cross racial boundaries during segregation in the 1940s and form a life-long friendship that takes extraordinary turns. With humor, compassion and heartbreak, Pip and Zastrow navigate through 60 years against the backdrop of the civil rights movement and a country that has yet to overcome deep-seated racism and social inequity. Presented in memory of Robert Eades.
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MPT Presents
Pip and Zastrow: An American Friendship
Special | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
The true story of two men who cross racial boundaries during segregation in the 1940s and form a life-long friendship that takes extraordinary turns. With humor, compassion and heartbreak, Pip and Zastrow navigate through 60 years against the backdrop of the civil rights movement and a country that has yet to overcome deep-seated racism and social inequity. Presented in memory of Robert Eades.
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