This event is part of the 2015 Pacem in Terris Winter Film & Discussion Series. The topic is mass incarceration and the New Jim Crow.
The evening will feature a screening of the documentary Broken on All Sides.
James E. Newton, University of Delaware professor emeritus of Black American Studies, will provide an examination of Dr. King’s life, exploring his early years growing up in segregated Atlanta to his later years as a Nobel Peace Prize winner.
In partnership with the Delaware Humanities Forum, the Lewes Library is hosting, “Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle,” a series of four powerful documentaries that include dramatic scenes of incidents in the 150-year effort to achieve equal rights for all.
Quaker Hill Historic Preservation Foundation will present a workshop and art project about Wilmington's Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman.
Join us at a free screening of award-winning documentary American Denial. In the wake of recent events that have sparked a national dialogue on race dynamics, American Denial explores the impact of unconscious biases around race and class, using Gunnar Myrdal's 1944 investigation of Jim Crow racism.
The monthly meeting of Delaware Citizens Opposed to the Death Penalty (DCODP) will take place at the Pacem in Terris office at Wilmington Friends Meetinghouse (401 N. West Street, 19801) at 5:30.
Meetings are always the fourth Monday of the month.
Senator Townsend, a graduate of Delaware public schools and the University of Delaware, completed a master’s degree in Chinese at the University of Cambridge in England and Peking University in China, and a law degree at Yale Law School.
Ancient principles, the modern concept of criminal justice and the theory of restorative justice will be discussed as an alternative to the current justice system from the perspective of a former lawyer.
James Newton will provide an examination of Dr. King's life, exploring his early years growing up in segregated Atlanta to his later years as a Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Leaders of the Civil Right Movement understood that hours of political speeches may not inspire people to action but a 3-minute song can. In this program, students get to explore the issues of racial equality and justice in America during the 1950s and 1960s through song.