Great Schools in Wake Presents Its Second Film Series, Lessons in History: Celebrating the Heroism of the "Average" Citizen

Featuring three documentaries about significant events in US and North Carolina history. With a discussion and question and answer session following each film.

All films start at 6:30pm. Tickets will be $5 for adults and $3 for students.

With All Deliberate Speed - Thursday, February 24
Documentary filmmaker Peter Gilbert unearths the legacy of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education -- where it was ruled that "in the field of public education, the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place" -- via never-before-heard stories from people directly responsible for, and greatly affected by, the original case.
Moderator: Dr. David Zonderman, Professor of History, NC State University

February One - Thursday, March 24
Based largely on first hand accounts and rare archival footage, the new documentary film February One documents one volatile winter in Greensboro that not only challenged public accommodation customs and laws in North Carolina, but served as a blueprint for the wave of non-violent civil rights protests that swept across the South and the nation throughout the 1960's.
Introduction: Rebecca Cerise, Producer, February One
Moderator: Dr. Katherine Mellen Charron, Assistant Professor of History, NC State University

Eyes On the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Movement 1954-1985 - Wednesday, April 27th
When Eyes on the Prize premiered in 1987, The Los Angeles Times called it "an exhaustive documentary that shouldn't be missed." The series went on to win six Emmys and numerous other awards, including an Academy Award nomination, the George Foster Peabody Award, and the top duPont-Columbia award for excellence in broadcast journalism.
"No Easy Walk (1961-1963)"

The civil rights movement discovers the power of mass demonstrations as the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. emerges as its most visible leader. Some demonstrations succeed; others fail. But the triumphant March on Washington, D.C., under King's leadership, shows a mounting national support for civil rights. President John F. Kennedy proposes the Civil Rights Act.
"Mississippi: Is This America? (1963-1964)"

Mississippi's grass-roots civil rights movement becomes an American concern when college students travel south to help register black voters and three activists are murdered. The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party challenges the regular Mississippi delegation at the Democratic Convention in Atlantic City.
Moderator: Dr. Tim Tyson, Senior Research Scholar, Duke University