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 Brother Outsider: The Life of Freedom Fighter Bayard Rustin, a 2002 documentary about one of the great Civil Rights leaders.
On November 20, 2013, Bayard Rustin was posthumously awarded the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. Who was this man? He was there at most of the important events of the Civil Rights Movement - but always in the background. BROTHER OUTSIDER asks "Why?" It presents a vivid drama, intermingling the personal and the political, about one of the most enigmatic figures in 20th-century American history.
One of the first "freedom riders," an adviser to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and A. Philip Randolph, organizer of the march on Washington, intelligent, gregarious and charismatic, Bayard Rustin was denied his place in the limelight for one reason - he was gay. This film contributes a fascinating new chapter to our understanding of both progressive movements and gay life in 20th-century America.
This film has not been rated.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Movies & Film | Diversity | Anniversary |
TAGS: | movies | movie | film festival | film | documentary | cinema | anniversary film festival | Anniversary | 80th Anniversary |
Parking: There is a small lot with 9 spaces. On street parking is available.
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