April 2017 Book Group


Event Details


Beginning in March, and continuing through April, we will screen the film, Black America Since MLK And Still I Rise

This four-hour film, a PBS program hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., will be screened beginning on March 28, and continuing on April 25. Discussion will follow each showing.

It “looks at the last five decades of African American history through the eyes of Henry Louis Gates, Jr., exploring the tremendous gains and persistent challenges of these years. Drawing on eyewitness accounts, scholarly analysis, and rare archival footage, the series illuminates our recent past, while raising urgent questions about the future of the African American community – and our nation as a whole.”

“How far have we come toward racial equality since the civil rights era?  What does it mean to be black today?   How did our nation elect a black President – only to see racial conflicts resurface in places like Ferguson and Baltimore?”

“All American, whatever their race and wherever they were born, want to make sense of this history.  Black America Since MLK drives straight to the heart of the matter with uncompromising honesty, rejecting the conventional narrative of our times in a way that is both personal and compelling.”

 


The SDARJ Book Group usually meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month; 6:00 – 7:45 p.m. at the Lewes Library, 111 Adams Avenue, Lewes, Delaware 19958. Book club participants choose titles to read and discuss at future meetings.