Through select films, campus engagement/promotions, and social media campaigns we put a critical lens on the events and people that would impact Dr. King before the pivotal years of 1965 and 1968, his evolving stance within that timeframe, the eventual outcomes from that turbulent period and the lingering impact left on the civil rights movement and American society.

Dates:

Wednesday, January 23, 2019, 7:30 PM

Location: Browning Hall

Eyes on the Prize:

Film: Episode 2 (Fighting Back 1952-1957)

Episode 4 (No Easy Walk 1961-1963)

Discussion lead by: TBD

Wednesday, January 30, 2019, 7:30 PM

Location: Browning Hall

Film: The Pruitt-Igoe Myth

Co-sponsored by Housing and Residential Life

Discussion lead by: JB Kwon, Associate Professor Department Chair Anthropology & Sociology

Wednesday, February 6th, 2019, 7:30 PM
Location: Browning Hall

Film: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

Co-Sponsored by First-Year Experience

Discussion lead by: Julie Setele, Assistant Professor, Anthropology & Sociology

Wednesday, February 13th, 2019, 7:30 PM

Location: Browning Hall

Film: Crips and Bloods: Made in America

Discussion lead by Christopher Aaron, Assistant Professor, Electronic/Photographic Media Department