PROGRAM

You are invited to attend a special Black History Month screening of The Conscience of America: Birmingham’s Fight for Civil Rights, a film by Carol Jenkins.

Birmingham, Alabama is widely known as the crucible of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. That sentiment was solidified on January 12, 2017 when President Obama, in his last days in office, signed a proclamation that created the Birmingham Civil Rights Monument that will be run in perpetuity by the National Park Service. The designation includes several key locations crucial to the history of the movement, including the A.G. Gaston Motel, the headquarters for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the 16th Street Baptist Church where four little girls were killed during the height of racial tension in the city.

In this riveting film, Black America host, Carol Jenkins, the niece of A.G. Gaston, tells the story of Birmingham then, the way forward for the city, and her family’s contributions to the rich history of Alabama.

Following the screening will be a moderated discussion with David Hodges, Hunter College Professor of Anthropology and Roosevelt House Faculty Associate, and Brent Leggs, Director of African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund at the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

We hope you will join us for this important film and discussion to mark Black History Month.


FRIDAY NIGHT FILM – The Conscience of America: Birmingham’s Fight for Civil Rights | Posted on January 18th, 2018 | Film Screenings, Public Programs