Mitchell Center Cultural Film Series -- Underground Railroad: The William Still Story

• Saturday, September 6 through Saturday, September 27
• Jane and Littleton Mitchell Center for African American Heritage, Wilmington, DE

This fall, join us for the Mitchell Center Cultural Film Series, where we screen documentaries relating to Black history and culture. Screenings will be held on Saturdays at 1 p.m. in September and October and are included with Museum admission.

September 6th -- Underground Railroad: The William Still Story is the story of a humble Philadelphia clerk who risked his life shepherding runaway slaves to freedom in the tumultuous years leading up to America’s Civil War. William Still was the director of a complex network of abolitionists, sympathizers and safe houses that stretched from Philadelphia to what is now Southern Ontario.

September 13th -- 4 Little Girls investigates the murders of four children in a 1963 church bombing in Alabama, a tragedy that proved to be an inciting event of the Civil Rights movement. Directed by Spike Lee, the 1997 film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.  

September 20th -- The Harlem Hellfighters Great War features the 15th regiment of the New York National Guard, exclusively made up of black soldiers. Nicknamed the Harlem Hellfighters, this American unit was to be the most decorated of the Second World War. It was not only liberty and democracy that they came to defend with fieriness in France, but also racial equality. 

September 27th -- Redeeming Uncle Tom tells the story of Josiah Henson, a dynamic man with unyielding principles, overcame incredible odds to escape from slavery with his wife and children. His life inspired the lead character of ‘Uncle Tom’ in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s 1852 classic novel which has been recognized as one of the sparks that ignited the Civil War. Critically acclaimed actor Danny Glover narrates the voice of Josiah Henson in the documentary film. Presented by Maryland Public Television and distributed nationally by American Public Television. 

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