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Film recounts Tacoma’s civil rights movement
August 28, 2008
Local leaders will discuss Tacoma’s civil rights movement at a panel discussion following a showing of the film, “Tacoma’s Civil Rights Project: Understanding the Past and Reshaping our Future,” on Sept. 7.
The film is a companion to the Washington State History Museum’s exhibit, Tacoma’s Civil Rights Struggle: African Americans Leading the Way, which runs through Dec. 7. Produced by award-winning documentary filmmaker Sidney Lee, the film features interviews with a dozen participants in Tacoma’s civil rights struggle, including former mayor Harold Moss.
The film screening is Sept. 7 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the museum’s Mount Tahoma Auditorium. A panel discussion about the film and the local civil rights movement follows the screening.
Panelists includes Moss, Tacoma’s first African American city council member and mayor; Dexter Gordon, director of the African American Studies Program at the University of Puget Sound; and eight other local leaders involved in the movement.
The film is free with admission to the museum. Admission for families costs $25 (two adults and up to four children); $8 for adults; $7 for seniors (60 and older); $6 for students and military members with valid ID; free for children ages 5 and younger.
The Washington State History Museum is located at 1911 Pacific Avenue in Tacoma. For more information, contact the museum at 253-272-3500.
The film screening is Sept. 7 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the museum’s Mount Tahoma Auditorium. A panel discussion about the film and the local civil rights movement follows the screening.
Panelists includes Moss, Tacoma’s first African American city council member and mayor; Dexter Gordon, director of the African American Studies Program at the University of Puget Sound; and eight other local leaders involved in the movement.
The film is free with admission to the museum. Admission for families costs $25 (two adults and up to four children); $8 for adults; $7 for seniors (60 and older); $6 for students and military members with valid ID; free for children ages 5 and younger.
The Washington State History Museum is located at 1911 Pacific Avenue in Tacoma. For more information, contact the museum at 253-272-3500.