Black History Month – "We Are The Roots" Documentary Film Screening
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We Are the Roots: Black Settlers and their Experiences of Discrimination on the Canadian Prairies tells the story of a wave of African American immigrants who moved to Alberta and Saskatchewan between 1905-1912 to escape racism and persecution in the United States.
Event Details
When:
Time: 6–9 pm
Location: Rm 102, Murray Library 1st Floor
Black History Month – Documentary Film Screening We Are The Roots “We Are the Roots: Black Settlers and their Experiences of Discrimination on the Canadian Prairies tells the story of a wave of African American immigrants who moved to Alberta and Saskatchewan between 1905-1912 to escape racism and persecution in the United States.
Q and A (via Zoom) to follow with one of the film’s creators, Deborah Dobbins, President of the Shilo Centre for Multicultural Roots in Edmonton, Alberta.
Registration is required. There are 50 seats available.