ECHOES OF RESILIENCE: African American experiences in the U.S.

Program Type:

Movie

Age Group:

Adults

Program Description

Program Details

Join us for a series of films centering the experiences of African Americans in the United States.

  • June 24 -  Harriet Tubman: They Called Her Moses
    Presented in partnership with Ames Public Library, Iowa NAACP, Friendship Baptist Church, Unitarian Universalist Association, Vision Video.
     
  • July 1 - The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
    Presented in partnership with Ames Public Library, Ames Iowa NAACP, Friendship Baptist Church, and Unitarian Universalist Association.
     
  • July 8 - Selma, Lord, Selma
    Presented in partnership with Ames Public Library, Ames Iowa NAACP, Friendship Baptist Church, and Unitarian Universalist Association.
     
  • July 15 - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
    Presented in partnership with Ames Public Library, Ames Iowa NAACP, Friendship Baptist Church, Unitarian Universalist Association, and CNN Films.
     
  • July 22 - 13th
    Presented in partnership with Ames Public Library, Ames Iowa NAACP, Friendship Baptist Church, Unitarian Universalist Association, and Netflix.
     
  • July 29 - I Am Not Your Negro
    Presented in partnership with Ames Public Library, Ames Iowa NAACP, Friendship Baptist Church, and Unitarian Universalist Association.
     
  • August 5 - A Woman In Motion
    Presented in partnership with Ames Public Library, Ames Iowa NAACP, Friendship Baptist Church, and Unitarian Universalist Association.
     
  • August 12 - Brian Banks
    Presented in partnership with Ames Public Library, Ames Iowa NAACP, Friendship Baptist Church, and Unitarian Universalist Association.

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