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The Classic Black Cinema Series - Slavery by Another Name
- Ages:
- 18+
- Cost:
- Free with museum admission
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About This Program
About The Film
Based on the 2009 Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Douglas Blackmon, Slavery by another Name (2012), eviscerates one of America's most cherished myths: the belief that slavery ended with the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. Slavery by Another Name documents how thousands of African Americans were pulled back into forced labor with shocking force and brutality, sanctioned by the judicial and legislative system, and propelled by the loss of slave labor after the Civil War.
About The Classic Black Cinema Series
A film series specifically designed as a vehicle to expose the community to the vast artistic value black film has had throughout the years. The goal is to appeal to as diverse a population as possible and further the appreciation of Black cinema.
Curator and host, Felix Curtis, came to Charlotte from the Oakland/San Francisco Bay area where he curated The San Francisco Black Film Festival and Black Filmworks, the annual film festival component of the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, where he later served as Executive Director.
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