The Lincoln School Story is screening at the Murphy Theatre in Wilmington on February 10th! Following the screening will be a Q & A session with some of the marchers. The Lincoln School Story follows a group of Black mothers in Hillsboro, Ohio as they heroically fight for school desegregation. For over two years, they marched in what became one … Read More
Lincoln School Documentary Airs on ThinkTV
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 Showing @ D.C. Black History Film Festival
Ohio Humanities’ documentary, the Lincoln School Story, has been accepted into the D.C. Black History Film Festival! The DC Black History Film Festival is an annual celebration of Black film, arts, and culture. The Lincoln School Story will be showing at the Alamo Cinema Drafthouse in Washington, D.C. alongside the following films: Register for the festival here. If you want … Read More
Humanities Kansas: “The Women of Brown”
Humanities Kansas is also hosting a series of programming celebrating the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Ed! Donna Rae Pearson, Collection Development and Museum Specialist at the Kansas Historical Society, joins Dr. Valerie Mendoza for “The Women of Brown.” Twelve Black women were plaintiffs in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, but their contributions to the civil rights movement … Read More
Lincoln School Documentary Airs on WOSU Plus
Ohio Humanities’ documentary film The Lincoln School Story airs on WOSU Plus in Columbus! 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 … Read More
Lorain Public Library Open Mic Night
The Lorain Public Library System has announced several programs planned in celebration of Toni Morrison Day! In 2020, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 325, which officially designates Feb. 18, the birthday of the Nobel-prize-winning author, as Toni Morrison Day in Ohio. Morrison was born and raised in Lorain and worked for Lorain Public Library System for a short … Read More
The Lincoln School Story at the Ohio Statehouse
The Ohio Statehouse celebrates Black History Month in 2024 with public events on Tuesdays. On February 6, at noon in the Statehouse Atrium, Melvin Barnes with Ohio Humanities will show the new documentary, The Lincoln School Story. The documentary follows a group of mothers and their children, The Lincoln School Marchers, in Southwest Ohio. They heroically fought for school desegregation … Read More
Lincoln School Documentary Public Broadcast Premiere
Ohio Humanities’ documentary film The Lincoln School Story premiers on WOSU TV in Columbus! 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 … Read More
Humanities Kansas: “Will We Overcome? Brown at 70”
Humanities Kansas is also hosting a series of programming celebrating the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Ed! Join Cheryl Brown Henderson, Founding President of Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, in conversation with Dr. Valerie Mendoza as they discuss the legacy of her family and what the Brown v. Board Supreme Court decisions means today, 70 years later. Registration is required … Read More