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In February and March, we are highlighting our Advancing through Equity Strategic Plan Initiative by partnering with area libraries to offer an exclusive documentary film viewing of The Long Shadow.
This documentary traces Director Frances Causey's family legacy of white privilege within the context of anti-Black racism in the U.S. From a lens of critical anti-racism, the film uses historically racist imagery and visuals to tell a painful story about white supremacy.
Visit http://thelongshadowfilm.com/libraries/ to stream the film any time between February 19 and February 26, 2021.
Join us for a live online conversation and Q&A with Causey on Wednesday, February 24 from 7 to 8 p.m. Check out our event page and register here https://www.aurorapubliclibrary.org/event/4745809
Message from the Filmmakers:
Thank you so much for watching and sharing The Long Shadow. You are part of a
community helping to spread the message that the work of equity and equality must fall
in the hands of white Americans. We’re honored that the film is educating & guiding so
many about what it takes to make an important change to the way that white Americans
view their role in racial justice work. We know that the story of slavery and Jim Crow is an
American story and is not one that the African-American community is responsible for
repairing.
With our utmost gratitude,
Frances Causey, Director
Sally Holst, Producer
Co-sponsored by multiple Illinois libraries and held in partnership with Racial Awareness in the North Shore (RAIN) and Together is Better Alliance (TiBA).
Algonquin Area Public Library District
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Chillicothe Public Library District
Deerfield Public Library
Des Plaines Public Library
Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Flossmoor Public Library
Glencoe Public Library
Glenview Public Library
Harvey Public Library District
Highland Park Public Library
Indian Prairie Public Library
Lake Forest Library
Lake Villa District Library
Lincolnwood Public Library
Morton Grove Public Library
Mount Prospect Public Library
Northbrook Public Library
Prospect Heights Public Library District
Schaumburg Township District Library
Skokie Public Library
Three Rivers Public Library District
Vernon Area Public Library District
Warren-Newport Public Library
Wauconda Area Library
Wheaton Public Library
Wilmette Public Library
Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District
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