Join Civitas for a short documentary and Issues Roundtable, on Saturday, April 25. The event will be at the Civitas office (map) from 9-11 AM. We are still picking out what movies will be of most interest to students. If you have any suggestions, please include them on the sign-up below.
Some of the suggested films are:
American’s Civil Rights Years: Ain’t Scared of Your Jails (1960-1961)
Black college students take a leadership role in the civil rights movement as lunch counter sit-ins spread across the South. “Freedom Riders” also try to desegregate interstate buses, but they are brutally attacked as they travel.
American’s Civil Rights Years: No Easy Walk (1961-1963)
The civil rights movement discovers the power of mass demonstrations as the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. emerges as its most visible leader. Some demonstrations succeed; others fail. But the triumphant March on Washington, D.C., under King’s leadership, shows a mounting national support for civil rights. President John F. Kennedy proposes the Civil Rights Act.
Frontline: Poor Kids
Frontline explores the economic crisis as it’s rarely seen, through the eyes of children.
