In celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Alexandria Library Sit-In, the first known sit-in of the civil rights era, the library will screen films that celebrate black history and civil rights.
This month Duncan Library will be screening Loving, the 2016 film about an interracial couple defying the state of Virginia.
Richard and Mildred Loving fell in love and were married in 1958. They grew up in Central Point, a small town in Virginia that was more integrated than surrounding areas in the American South. Yet it was the state of Virginia, where they were making their home and starting a family, that first jailed and then banished them. Richard and Mildred relocated with their children to the inner city of Washington, D.C., but the family ultimately tries to find a way back to Virginia.
This film is rated PG-13.
EVENT TYPE: | Movies & Film | Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion | Anniversary |
TAGS: | movies | movie | film festival | film | documentary | cinema | anniversary film festival | 80th Anniversary |
Parking: There is a small lot with 9 spaces. On street parking is available.
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