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Special Event
Event
"13th" Film Screening
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Fee:
Free.Location:
Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center (246 Market Street)Dates & Times
Date:
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Time:
6:30 PM
Duration:
1 hour and 30 minutes
Type of Event
Performance
Description
Join us for a screening of Ava DuVernay's documentary 13th, which covers the connections between the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the high rates of incarceration among African Americans in the United States today. This discussion is the culminating event in the part "Black History in Lowell: A Special Series on Race, Freedom, and the Spindle City." This free film screening will be hosted at the Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center at 6:30 p.m. on July 23rd.
More about the film: In 13th, "Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans."
Reservation or Registration: No
Contact Information
Lowell National Historical Park978-970-5000