At The River Film Screening and Discussion
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Saturday, Nov 4, 2023 1pm - 4pm
Location
Longmont Museum
400 Quail Rd
Details
At The River, Struggle and Grace in a Segregated South - Film Screening and Discussion
Join us for a special screening of At The River at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center Stewart Auditorium. Following the film will be a Q&A with Director Carolyn Crowder and other guests. Admission is free but reservations are required.
At The River is a feature length documentary about a certain time and place in the deep south. In the Civil Rights era of the 50’s and 60’s most Presbyterian ministers stood on the banks of the cultural river of segregation and white supremacy. They opted not to stir the waters in their congregations and communities by speaking out. However, a few young southern Presbyterian ministers did brave those currents through their sermons, community organizing and participating in marches and protests. They faced dangerous, hate-filled consequences for these actions. At The River chronicles their lives and their decisions, as well as director Carolyn Crowder’s firsthand experience as a young white southern girl from Montgomery, Alabama. During those mean and turbulent times these ministers, through their love and example, had a huge impact on her life in helping her overcome her southern racist brainwashing. Don't miss out on this opportunity to view this important film in person at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center Stewart Auditorium.
