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7:00 Film Discussion
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Standing on My Sisters' Shoulders (2002)
In 1955 the brutal murder of fourteen-year-old Emmett Till galvanized the Mississippi Civil Rights movement at a time when it was very dangerous to be working for change. In a state where lynching of black males was the highest in the nation, a unique opportunity for women emerged to become activists in the movement.
This fast paced inspiring documentary reveals that the backbone of the Mississippi Civil Rights movement was a small group of dedicated, strong, black women, poor, uneducated, but fiercely determined to have their share of America’s promise. Their skills honed and strengthened by their role in the black churches, women like Fannie Lou Hamer, Mae Bertha Carter, Unita Blackwell, Annie Devine, and Victoria Gray Adams were determined to give their children a better life.
In a seamless blend of archival footage, still shots, and contemporary interviews with the survivors of those turbulent days, Standing on My Sisters' Shoulders succeeds in capturing the determination of these pioneering women and the peril they withstood.
“If you can show just one film on the Civil Rights Movement, this should be the one.” ~ Professor Priscilla Murolo, Sarah Lawrence College
Free Streaming: Kanopy with library card
Library Availability: No library DVDs
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