Documentary Film Screening and Exhibit Opening

by Kelvin Smith Library

Educational/Awareness Audience: Alumni Audience: Faculty Audience: Graduate/Professional ... Audience: Staff Audience: Undergraduate Students Black/African-American Format: In-Person Library Event Series: Black History Month Series: Explore Activities and C... Topic: Movies and TV

Fri, Feb 2, 2024

3 PM – 5:30 PM EST (GMT-5)

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Join us in celebrating Black History at CWRU on Friday, February 2nd, from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Kelvin Smith Library's Freedman Center.

We will be screening the documentary, A Trumpet at the Walls of Jericho, and hosting an exhibit called Did You Know? Black History at CWRU. We will also be serving snacks!

Documentary Film
A Trumpet at the Walls of Jericho (2005) is director Michael Kirk's historic documentary profiling Black abolitionist Rev. Samuel Harrison, with narration by Ossie Davis, Wynton Marsalis, and Mario Van Peebles. Born into slavery in 1818, Harrison attended Western Reserve Academy from 1836 to 1839 and later served as chaplain in the Union Army to the 54th Regiment.
 
Exhibit
Did you know that the first Black alumni of the University date back to 1832 and that the abolition of slavery played an important part in shaping the history of the University? Did You Know? Black History at CWRU is an exhibit featuring the University’s history of notable Black alumni, organizations, and things you see around campus relating to Black history.
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