FEATURED FILMS:
February 7, 7 PM, DUC 340
Scarred Justice: The Orangeburg Massacre 1968
by Bestor Cram and Judy Richardson
Scarred Justice: The Orangeburg Massacre 1968 brings to light one of the bloodiest tragedies of the Civil Rights era after four decades of deliberate denial. The killing of four white students at Kent State University in 1970 left an indelible stain on our national consciousness. But most Americans know nothing of the three black students killed at South Carolina State College in Orangeburg two years earlier. This scrupulously researched documentary finally offers the definitive account of that tragic incident and reveals the environment that allowed it to be buried for so long. It raises disturbing questions about how our country acknowledges its tortured racial past in order to make sense of its challenging present ... (read more)
February 14th, 5 PM, DUC 340
Homecoming
by Charlene Gilbert
Homecoming is the first film to explore the rural roots of African American life. It chronicles the generations-old struggle of African Americans for land of their own which pitted them against both the Southern white power structure and the federal agencies responsible for helping them. Director Charlene Gilbert weaves this history together with a fond portrait of her own Georgia farming family into what she calls, "A story of land and love."... (read more)
February 21th, 10 PM, Zacharias Hall
Trouble Behind
by Robby Henson
Trouble Behind shows how present and past are tied in a fearful knot as it searches for the origins of today's racism in the past brutality of a seemingly typical American town - Corbin, Kentucky, home of Kentucky Fried Chicken... (read more)
February 28th, 7 PM, DUC 340
Race is the Place
by Raymond Telles and Rick Tejada-Flores
What does it mean to be a U.S. citizen when you're a Pacific Islander? A Native American? Or an African American, Latino or Asian American? Going beyond the buzzwords of "multiculturalism" and "diversity," Race is the Place is a hip-hop, fast-moving documentary jam, where the political becomes personal. Using spoken word, song and just plain rants, a diverse group of performers and visual artists take on the topic of race in America... (read more)
The Black Classic Films Series is brought to you by WKU Housing & Residence Life and the Black History Celebration and Cultural Preservation Committee
