Through the month of February, watch movies that celebrate the achievement and recognize the struggles the African American Community has gone through in the history of the United States. Hosted by the Danville Boyle County African American Historical Society. Ages 13+

Schedule of Events

February 3, 2024

Summer of Soul - Documentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival which celebrated African-American music and culture and promoted Black pride and unity. (Rated PG-13; 1hr 58m)

February 10, 2024

Selma - A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965. (Rated PG-13; 2h 8m)

February 17, 2024

Glory - Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates. (Rated R; 2h 2m)

February 24, 2024

Loving - The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose arrest for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia began a legal battle that would end with the Supreme Court's historic 1967 decision. (Rated PG-13; 2h 3m)

Date:
February 3-24, 2024

Hours:
3:00pm -5:30pm

Location:
Boyle County Public Library,
307 West Broadway
Danville, KY 40422

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