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African American Film Series

"12 Years a Slave"
2024-05-16 14:00:00 2024-05-16 16:15:00 America/New_York African American Film Series Please join us for a screening of this 2013 award-winning film. Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room

Thursday, May 16
2:00pm - 4:15pm

Add to Calendar 2024-05-16 14:00:00 2024-05-16 16:15:00 America/New_York African American Film Series Please join us for a screening of this 2013 award-winning film. Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room

Please join us for a screening of this 2013 award-winning film.

"12 Years a Slave"

In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Rated R. 2013

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Movies & Film | Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion | Anniversary |

TAGS: | slavery | movies | films | civil rights | #1939SitIn |

Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library
jlambert@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1704
Fax: 703.746.1775
Branch manager
Jherusha Lambert
Hours
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Fri, Mar 21 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Mar 22 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Mar 23 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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