A pair of local historians has made a documentary telling stories of three historically Black neighborhoods in Danville.

The feature, “A Tale of 3 North Danville Neighborhoods — Camp Grove, Crooktown and White Rock Hill,” focuses on those three sections of Danville and includes interviews with more than 30 residents who grew up in those areas.

First-time documentary filmmakers Karice Luck-Brimmer and Andrea J. Burney wrote and produced the movie, with Jonathan Parker, of Parker Productions, as videographer and editor.

In addition to being a historian, Burney was the first Black reporter to work for what was then the Danville Register. She worked at the paper from 1975 to 1979.

The documentary offers oral histories and reflections by the communities’ residents. It also focuses on the an

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