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Pennhurst

They've waited a long time to tell their story

Pennhurst

2019-03-26
  • Documentary
1 hour 22 minutes

Segregation, abandonment, and the meaning of home are discussed by the people that lived in, worked at, and crusaded for one of the largest and oldest Intellectual and Developmental Disability Institutions in the United States. The facility, in its closing, challenged society's perception of those with intellectual disabilities and ultimately fought for better rights.

Jodie Alexandra TaylorDirector

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