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Film: "Five on the Black Hand Side"
Thursday, June 20
4:30pm - 6:00pm
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2024-06-20 16:30:00
2024-06-20 18:00:00
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Film: "Five on the Black Hand Side"
A two-day, two-part viewing of the 1973 film "Five on the Black Hand Side" that highlights the culture and strength that Juneteenth inspires and encourages. (PG-13)
Oxon Hill - Lecture Hall
Oxon Hill
Lecture HallA two-day, two-part viewing of the 1973 film "Five on the Black Hand Side" that highlights the culture and strength that Juneteenth inspires and encourages. (PG-13)
Part 1 of the film will be shown on June 20, and Part 2 of the film will be shown on June 21. Registrants are encouraged to go to both parts to view the entire film.
About the film: Leonard Jackson plays a barber who is also the domineering head of a middle-class African American family. Jackson is forced to rethink his values when his previously docile wife joins their three children in rebelling against her husband's retrogressive behavior.
Trailer:
AGE GROUP: | Teen (13-18 yrs) | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Films | Black Heritage |
TAGS: | Juneteenth | Film | Black Heritage |
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