Black History Month - Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Black Voting Rights 1870-2020.
Events - FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC at American Corner Trieste:
The story of a black American Army Veteran who is refused the right to vote in Louisiana in 1961.
12/02, 10 am
– Film SELMA (2014) Dir. Ava DuVernay, Starring:
David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth.
Drama/ Bio 128 min. in English with English subtitles.
The unforgettable true story chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay's "Selma" tells the story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history.
