Opelika Pictures

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Opelika Pictures

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1997

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Opelika Pictures is a film company founded by New York-based filmmaker Macky Alston (Wallace McPherson Alston III). Alston directed the documentary film, "Family Name," which examines the links between himself and the descendants of former slaves in North Carolina who share the Alston name.

From the description of Records, 1843-1997 (bulk 1986-1997) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 40949770

Opelika Pictures is a film company founded by New York-based filmmaker Macky Alston (Wallace McPherson Alston III). Alston directed the documentary film, Family Name, which examines the links that early North Carolina history forged between himself and the descendants of former slaves who share the Alston family name.

From the guide to the Opelika Pictures Records, 1843-1961, 1986-1997; bulk 1986-1997, (Southern Folklife Collection)

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African American families

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