''Preacher's Sons'' is a 2008

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, by C. Roebuck Reed and Mark Nealey. It follows the lives of a

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minister, his husband, and the five sons they adopted from the

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system. The family is seen dealing with issues related to the fathers'

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and the

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(African American and Latino children with Caucasian parents) composition of the family, as well as the disturbed backgrounds of the children before their adoptions. The introductory segment has been aired on the public television program, ''

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''. The California Council for the Humanities supported the film.California Council for the Humanities Awards $238,000 to Four Film Projects That Reveal Little-Known Aspects of California Life
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