Join us for a double feature film screening at the Paul and Eslanda Robeson Cinema at The People’s Forum, created in the spirit of their love of art, film and revolutionary culture.
I Am Somebody (1970)
In 1969, 400 poorly paid black women working in a hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, went on strike to demand union recognition and a wage increase, only to find themselves confronting the National Guard and the state government.
US | 1970 | Madeline Anderson | 30m
At The River I Stand (1993)
This moving documentary recounts the two months leading to Martin Luther King Jr.’s death in 1968, coinciding with the 65-day strike of 1300 Memphis sanitation workers.
US | 2003 | David Appleby, Allison Graham, Steven John Ross | 58m
This is a free educational program, however, in order to maintain a safe capacity level, we ask that you get an $8 solidarity ticket to reserve your participation and to sustain our educational programming.
