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Brown @ 70 Commemoration at the Lincoln Theatre

Lincoln Theatre 769 East Long Street, Columbus, Ohio

Join Ohio Humanities at the Lincoln Theatre in Columbus, Ohio, for our highlight Brown @ 70 commemoration event! The celebration will include a screening of The Lincoln School Story, performances by the Grammy-nominated Central State University Chorus, and a panel discussion with scholars, educators, and community leaders about the impact and legacy of the landmark Supreme Court decision Brown v. ... Read More

$11 – $27

Humanities Kansas: “The Power of Photography in the Civil Rights Era”

Online

Humanities Kansas is also hosting a series of programming celebrating the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Ed! Photographer Ann Dean joins Dr. Valerie Mendoza to delve into the impact of photography on the civil rights movement in the aftermath of the landmark Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education, tracing the evolution of how Black individuals and communities ... Read More

Lincoln School Documentary Airs on ThinkTV

ThinkTV Public Broadcast

Ohio Humanities' documentary film The Lincoln School Story airs on ThinkTV in Dayton! When their school district refused to integrate after Brown v. Board of Education was decided in 1954, a group of Black mothers in Southwest Ohio marched their children to the white school, demanding admission, only to be turned away every day for two years. Their activism resulted ... Read More

Lincoln School Documentary Airs on CET

CET Broadcast

Ohio Humanities' documentary film The Lincoln School Story airs on CET in Cincinnati! When their school district refused to integrate after Brown v. Board of Education was decided in 1954, a group of Black mothers in Southwest Ohio marched their children to the white school, demanding admission, only to be turned away every day for two years. Their activism resulted ... Read More

Lincoln School Story Showing at CDFF’s New Location!

CDFF On the Triangle 3 N Franklin St., Chagrin Falls, Ohio

The Chagrin Documentary Film Festival's new home is now open! Stop in Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 am - 5:00 pm to check out the latest CDFF merch, history wall, donor appreciation wall, and upcoming monthly programming. As part of May's programming to celebrate Women's Health Month, the CDFF is screening The Lincoln School Story! The Lincoln School Story tells the inspiring ... Read More

Free – $25

Lincoln School Documentary Airs on WOSU TV

WOSU TV Broadcast

Ohio Humanities' documentary film The Lincoln School Story airs on WOSU TV in Columbus! The Lincoln School Story examines the little-known fight for school desegregation led by a handful of Ohio mothers and their children in 1954. In the wake of Brown v. Board of Education, school districts nationwide were mandated to integrate. But when African American mothers in Hillsboro, ... Read More

Lincoln School Documentary Airs on WOSU TV

WOSU TV Broadcast

Ohio Humanities' documentary film The Lincoln School Story airs on WOSU TV in Columbus! The Lincoln School Story examines the little-known fight for school desegregation led by a handful of Ohio mothers and their children in 1954. In the wake of Brown v. Board of Education, school districts nationwide were mandated to integrate. But when African American mothers in Hillsboro, ... Read More

Lincoln School Documentary Airs on WOSU TV

WOSU TV Broadcast

Ohio Humanities' documentary film The Lincoln School Story airs on WOSU TV in Columbus! The Lincoln School Story examines the little-known fight for school desegregation led by a handful of Ohio mothers and their children in 1954. In the wake of Brown v. Board of Education, school districts nationwide were mandated to integrate. But when African American mothers in Hillsboro, ... Read More

Lincoln School Screening at the Athena Cinema

Athena Cinema 20 S. Court St, Athens, Ohio

Ohio Humanities' documentary, the Lincoln School Story will be screening at the Athena Cinema! In partnership with the Mount Zion Black Cultural Center, WOUB Public Media is screening the new documentary called THE LINCOLN SCHOOL STORY as part of the kick-off event for Berry Day Week in Athens on May 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the Athena. The production, created by Ohio Humanities and distributed ... Read More

Juneteenth Celebration in Hillsboro

New Hope Baptist Church 128 E Beech St, Hillsboro, Ohio

Join the African American Awareness Research Council (AAARC) of Hillsboro and Ohio Humanities for a celebration of Juneteenth Freedom Day on Saturday, June 22, 2024, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church in Hillsboro. Juneteenth National Independence Day is a federal holiday celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery. The celebration will feature a screening ... Read More

Lincoln School Screening at Muskingum University

Ohio Humanities' documentary, the Lincoln School Story will be screening at Muskingum University! The film tells the inspiring story of a group of courageous African American mothers’ fight for school integration in 1954 in the town of Hillsboro, Ohio. Their lawsuit against the school board was one of the first test cases of the historic Brown v. Board of Education ... Read More

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