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Film about Hagerstown’s historic ‘Black Wall Street’ wins international honor

The Hagerstown-focused documentary has aired nationwide and earned international recognition

"The House on Jonathan Street," a 2024 documentary created by a Maryland filmmaking team, has won a silver Paris Film Award.
"The House on Jonathan Street," a 2024 documentary created by a Maryland filmmaking team, has won a silver Paris Film Award.
The Baltimore Sun's Mary McCauley (Kevin Richardson/Sun Staff)
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A PBS documentary about Hagerstown’s historic Jonathan Street community, once known as Maryland’s “Black Wall Street,” has won an international Silver Award from the Paris Film Awards.

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