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Join us for a special screening of "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" in honor of the exhibition, "The Negro Motorist Green Book", at the historic MLK Library.
About the Film
Based on the bestselling book, THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM, the film chronicles the ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African American family living in Flint, Michigan, and how they are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of 1963.
About The Negro Motorist Green Book Exhibition
The Negro Motorist Green Book, an exhibition developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in collaboration with award-winning author, photographer, and cultural documentarian, Candacy Taylor, offers an immersive look at the reality of travel for African Americans in mid-century America and how the annual guide served as an indispensable resource for the nation’s rising African American middle class and evidence of a vibrant business class. DC Public Library is producing a section of the exhibit on DC and the Green Book.
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For reasonable accommodations, please contact the Center for Accessibility at 202-727-2142 or DCPLaccess@dc.gov. For ASL or tactile interpretation, please allow at least seven (7) days notice.
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults | 5 - 12 Years Old | 13 - 19 Years Old (Teens) |
EVENT TYPE: | Film |
