ArtRage Events

Category: ArtRage Events

1. SaturdaySCREENINGS: The Long Walk Home (1989)

   Directed by Richard Pearce With Sissy Spacek & Whoopi Goldberg. Montgomery, Alabama, 1955: A white socialite and her black maid must decide how each will respond to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King, birth of the Civil Rights movement. Image Award: Best…

2. SaturdaySCREENINGS: Let Freedom Sing – How music inspired the civil rights movement (2009)

   Narrated by Louis Gossett, Jr. Features Gladys Knight, Ruby Dee, Pete Seeger Recreates the Civil rights Moverment through the singers and songwriters who fought for change through their music. Features interviews with musicians and former Freedom Riders interspersed with vintage footage of protests that recreate…

3. SaturdaySCREENINGS: Four Little Girls (1997)

   Directed by Spike Lee Oscar-nominated documentary about the bombing of a Birmingham church in 1963 that killed four young girls; a tragic, pivotal event in the Civil Rights movement. “Compelling” –Variety “Immensely gripping” – worldJournal.com $5 Suggested Donation. ArtRage is handicapped accessible.

4. SaturdaySCREENINGS: Citizen King (2004)

   Directed by Orlando Bagwell, Noland Walker Acclaimed documentary features interviews with people that reveals the controversial last five years of Dr. Martin Luther King’s life,  then an outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War, and an advocate for America’s have-nots, regardless of race.  First aired on…

5. EYES ON THE PRIZE: Special screenings

   Eight segments from the award winning series will be shown on four consecutive nights at ArtRage! The series covers all the major events of the civil rights movement through contemporary interviews and historical footage. Even if you have seen parts of this before, come again…