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Becoming Frederick Douglass Film Screening and Discussion

Sunday, 19 February, 2023

Becoming Frederick Douglass Film Screening & Discussion

Feb. 19, 3 pm at the Black Scranton Project Center for Arts & Culture, 1902 N Main Ave, Scranton, PA 18508

This event is a part of the Sunday Afternoon Black History PBS Film Series, co-sponsored by: WVIA, Black Scranton Project, Destination Freedom: Underground Railroad Walking Tour of Waverly, and The University of Scranton.  
 

This film series will explore key people and topics related to Black history nationally and with local Scranton salience. The films will explore the visions of freedom offered by the life of Harriet Tubman; the journey of the formerly enslaved Frederick Douglass; and how northern cities promulgated racial housing policies that continue to reverberate today. Events will include a 1-hour film screening followed by a 30-minute Q&A with discussants drawn from the co-sponsoring organizations.  

This event is a film screening of "Becoming Frederick Douglass" followed by a discussion.  

Free. Register by emailing info@blackscranton.org or call 570-941-4419. 

This event is a part of the "Scranton's Story, Our Nation's Story" project's sixth theme, Underground Railroad to Black Scranton.  

For more information, please visit https://www.scranton.edu/scrantonstory/themes/underground-railroad-to-black-scranton/black-history-pbs-film-series.html

This humanities film screening and discussion has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. 

Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this event do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. 

Contact:

Carolyn M. Bonacci

Phone: 570-941-4419
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Black Scranton Project Center for Arts & Culture

1902 N. Main Avenue
 Scranton, PA 18508