Event Details
When
04/09/2011
2:00pm - 5:00pm
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Where
The DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E 56th Pl (Auditorium)
Chicago, IL, 60637-1408United States
Where
The DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E 56th Pl (Auditorium)
Chicago, IL, 60637-1408
Please join us for the Chicago premiere of "Freedom Riders" and stay for a post-screening discussion with the film's director Stanley Nelson and former Freedom Riders Genevieve Hughes Houghton, Thomas Armstrong and Dan Stevens.
The discussion will be moderated by Adam Green, Ph.D, Professor of History at the University of Chicago.
About the Film
"Freedom Riders", the movie (122 mins.) is based on the award-winning book Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice, and focuses on the campaign that went on to inspire a movement.
"Freedom Riders", the movie (122 mins.) is based on the award-winning book Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice, and focuses on the campaign that went on to inspire a movement.
For more information about the movie, visit pbs.org.
