Attend a FREE screening of our newest documentary, Negroes to Hire, followed by a discussion with experts interviewed in the film.
:: JULY 26, 2010, 1:30 PM; John Knox Village
:: JULY 26, 2010, 7:00 PM: Dr. Jimmy Johnson and Gary Jenkins will appear on firedoglake.com's weekly film discussion.
:: JULY 27, 2010, 7:00 PM; Shawnee County Library - National Conference for the Underground Railroad
:: AUGUST 19, 2010, 6:00 PM reception, 6:30 PM showing; Kansas City, Missouri Public Library Plaza Branch. Post-film discussion with Gary Jenkins, Dr. Jimmy Johnson, and Sundance Film Festival award-winning producer and director Kevin Willmott (C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America and The Only Good Indian).
See how Missouri's slavery system differed dramatically from the South, and hear directly from the mouths of former slaves about their lives through recordings of the Missouri Slave Narratives by the Federal Writers Project. Watch a clip here. Check out our Links page to see recent articles and reviews. For more information about programs and screenings, contact Gary Jenkins.
Negroes to Hire DVD: $25.00 (FREE shipping)
Our production commemorating the Kansas City Free Health Clinic's 35-year anniversary was featured on Kansas City Public TV's Screentime on August 21, 2008, and was shown as part of All Souls Unitarian Universalist's Tuesday Night Film Series on November 18, 2008. Watch a clip here.
This is just one example of how an organization can preserve its history, get its message out, and engage the community in its mission - all while having fun and creating comraderie with members and associates past and present.
Look around, see some of our work, and then contact us to get started. There's no time like the present to appreciate and preserve the past.
