Documentary stirs memories of civil rights
The documentary 'Save Our History: Voices of Civil Rights" will be
featured at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 17 in the Myrtlewood Room of the Coos
Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave.
In the summer of 2004, journalists, photographers, and videographers
toured the country for 70 days collecting thousands of stories from
individuals who lived during the civil rights era of the 1940s-'60s.
The project, Voices of Civil Rights, was a collaborative effort by the
AARP, the Leadership Council on Civil Rights and the Library of
Congress. It promises to be the world's largest archive of civil rights
oral history.
'Save Our History" samples these stories and weaves them into a portrait
of life in the United States during a tumultuous period.
Blacks and whites, children and parents, Freedom Riders and
segregationists all speak from their own experiences. They demonstrate
that those who battled for and against equality are still alive today,
as are their memories.
The program is free, sponsored by the Friends of Coos Bay Public
Library. For more information, visit bay.cooslibraries.org or call
541-269-1101.
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The documentary 'Save Our History: Voices of Civil Rights" will be
featured at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 17 in the Myrtlewood Room of the Coos
Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave.
In the summer of 2004, journalists, photographers, and videographers
toured the country for 70 days collecting thousands of stories from
individuals who lived during the civil rights era of the 1940s-'60s.
The project, Voices of Civil Rights, was a collaborative effort by the
AARP, the Leadership Council on Civil Rights and the Library of
Congress. It promises to be the world's largest archive of civil rights
oral history.
'Save Our History" samples these stories and weaves them into a portrait
of life in the United States during a tumultuous period.
Blacks and whites, children and parents, Freedom Riders and
segregationists all speak from their own experiences. They demonstrate
that those who battled for and against equality are still alive today,
as are their memories.
The program is free, sponsored by the Friends of Coos Bay Public
Library. For more information, visit bay.cooslibraries.org or call
541-269-1101.
--
http://m.theworldlink.com/lifestyles/article_4423d093-0a61-5fd0-82a9-1b050a3235a1.html
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