In the spring of 1909, a young man named Laurence Jones
stepped off the train in Braxton and walked into the piney
woods of rural Mississippi. Carrying only a few clean shirts, a
Bible, a couple of textbooks, his diploma and $1.65, he had little
more than a dream and simple faith in following God’s call.
Against all odds -- including racism, tornadoes, financial woes
and persecution -- he succeeded in starting a school to educate
the sons and daughters of impoverished sharecroppers: The
Piney Woods Country Life School.
Exactly 100 years later, Dr. Jones’ inspiring story and enduring
legacy are finally celebrated on film using an artistic blend of
archival and reenacted imagery.
stepped off the train in Braxton and walked into the piney
woods of rural Mississippi. Carrying only a few clean shirts, a
Bible, a couple of textbooks, his diploma and $1.65, he had little
more than a dream and simple faith in following God’s call.
Against all odds -- including racism, tornadoes, financial woes
and persecution -- he succeeded in starting a school to educate
the sons and daughters of impoverished sharecroppers: The
Piney Woods Country Life School.
Exactly 100 years later, Dr. Jones’ inspiring story and enduring
legacy are finally celebrated on film using an artistic blend of
archival and reenacted imagery.
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