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
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
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