James Baldwin Film Screening
Adult Education Special Event
The Antiracism Discussion Group invites you to a screening of James Baldwin's I Am Not Your Negro. The group will begin discussions of James Baldwin’s book, Notes of a Native Son on Monday, April 24, and this screening will serve as an introduction to the author prior to those discussions.
I Am Not Your Negro is a 2016 documentary film and social critique film essay directed by Raoul Peck, based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript Remember This House. Narrated by actor Samuel L. Jackson, the film explores the history of racism in the United States through Baldwin's recollections of civil rights leaders Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as his personal observations of American history. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 89th Academy Awards and won the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary. The film was internationally co-financed between Germany and the United States.
The screening will take place in Laughlin Hall. Light lunch and refreshments will be served so please register so we can plan accordingly.