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Dorothy West  and the Harlem  Renaissance artists  and activists  get settled into the Grand Hotel, and enjoy the lavish  luxuries the Soviets have to offer.  Caviar anyone? While exploring Moscow, Mildred  Jones and Langston Hughes push the prim and proper  Dorothy out of her comfort zone.  While partying,   the group  finally meets the director of the film, Carl Jungans  but the all-Black cast  sees red flags as the filmmaker reveals himself to be quite ignorant when it comes to race.

The production of the film “Black And White”  gets underway IN Moscow with a less than stellar first rehearsal that is only saved by the star of the Harlem Renaissance performers, Sylvia Garner.    Langston  Hughes reveals his doubts on the script. Dorothy West receives devastating news from home and then struggles to understand the comfort she finds in Mildred Jones. As the group becomes more comfortable in Moscow,  they are surprised with a trip to Odessa, only to learn that the film is in even bigger trouble than they thought. 

Vassar B. Carlton grew up in a time when nothing was easy, and nothing was given to you. You had to work for everything. Born in 1912 in Island Grove Florida, he was the son of Ben and Zeffie Carlton.

Three log cabin bunkhouses at the horse camp of Watson Mill Bridge State Park have been dedicated in memory of the late Burton “Chip” Chandler, otherwise known as the “log

Vassar B. Carlton grew up in a time when nothing was easy, and nothing was given to you. You had to work for everything. Born in 1912 in Island Grove Florida, he was the son of Ben and Zeffie Carlton.