Join the UT Libraries in Celebrating Black History Month 2007! In honor of this month, the Libraries' Diversity Committee will be sponsoring three documentary/film showings during the month of February. Additional Resource Guides on Black History and Black History Month, are also available. Check the rightnavigation panel for more information.

Documentary/Film Showings Schedule

Tuesday, February 13, 2007 (11:00 am - 2:00 pm); Hodges 251: 3 Films on Martin Luther King, Jr.

11:00 am - 11:25 am: "Martin Luther King: I Have a Dream"
11:30 am - 12:00 pm: "Legacy of a Dream"
12:05 pm - 1:25 pm: "Martin Luther King: The Legacy"
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Repeat of "Martin Luther King: I Have a Dream"

Monday, February 19, 2007 (11:00 am - 2:00 pm); Hodges 212: Selections from "A History of Black Achievement in America"

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 (11:00 am - 2:00 pm); Hodges 252: "Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives"

Tuesday, February 13, 2007; 11:00 am - 11:25 am: "Martin Luther King: I Have a Dream"
	"I have a dream today." On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King spoke these words as he addressed a crowd of more than 200,000 civil rights protesters gathered at The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. Two months earlier, President John Kennedy had sent a civil rights bill to Congress, but it was struck down. Although Kennedy was concerned about the possibility of widespread violence during this protest, he realized he was powerless to stop it and embraced the movement instead. Known as the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom," the country expected to hear King deliver strong words to his opponents. Instead, his "I Have a Dream" speech was one of heartfelt passion and poetic eloquence that still echoes in our memory. (from Amazon.com) Back to top
Tuesday, February 13, 2007; 11:30 am - 12:00 pm: "Legacy of a Dream"
	Presents a compilation of newsreel and videotape footage showing the events that secured the vote for American blacks and ultimately led to the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. Includes a sketch of King’s career and statements by Coretta King and Andrew Young on voter registration and the need for blacks to be informed on exercising their right to vote. Narrated by James Earl Jones. Back to top Tuesday, February 13, 2007; 12:05 pm - 1:25 pm: "Martin Luther King: The Legacy"
Documentary marks the 20th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s death. Program provides a portrait of the civil rights leader, his character, the historic campaigns and speeches, including rare archival footage and recollections of friends and key figures such as Andrew Young and Ralph Abernathy. Shows King’s prophesies to be uncannily accurate and his solutions still profoundly relevant. Back to top
Monday, February 19, 2007; 11:00 am - 2:00 pm: "A History of Black Achievement in America"
	"This original, eight-part series on four volumes, documents Black Achievement in American history, its defining role in the growth of the country, and its influence on current events. Presented by James Aver, the series highlights the many contributions of Black Americas that have influences our culture, enriched our society with their achievements and shaped the history of the United States." Program 1: Settling the New World and Founding the United States of America Program 2: Emergence of the Black Hero Program 3: The Fight for Freedom
Program 4: Blacks Enter the Gilded Age Program 5: The Foundation for Equality Program 6: Depression and War Program 7*: Civil Rights Program 8*: A New Age *Shown if time permits Back to top
Tuesday, February 27, 2007; 11:00 am - 2:00 pm: "Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives"
	"In their words, our shared history." When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than 4 million slaves were set free. By the late 1930's, 100,000 former slaves were still alive. In the midst of the Great Depression, the Federal Writers Project hired journalists and writers to travel the country and record the memories of this last generation of African-American born into bondage. Over 2,000 interviews were transcribed as spoken, in the vernacular of the time, to form a unique historical record - first-hand accounts of what it was to be a slave. The Library of congress is home to most of these "Slave Narratives." Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg and
featuring dramatic readings by Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Samuel L. Jackson, Oprah Winfrey and others, Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives breathes the voices of the living into these transcripts of the past, bringing to life the pain and suffering, the fear and yearning, the pride, the spirit and the deep resonating sadness of those who had been born into slavery. 2 showings: 11:00 am - 12:20 pm & 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Back to top