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Film Screening "A Legacy Lost and Found: Segregation in Recreation"

  • Kentucky African American Heritage Center 1701 West Muhammad Ali Boulevard Louisville, KY, 40203 United States (map)

You are invited to the Louisville premiere of "A Legacy Lost and Found: Segregation in Recreation".

Come learn the story of Cherokee State Historic Park through this engaging documentary directed by Dr. Tammy Holmes and Executive produced by Dr. Nancy Dawson. Cherokee located on the banks of Kenlake was Kentucky's first and only state park for it's black citizens during the Jim Crow era. The premiere will take on February 24th from 6-8 P.M at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage with a Q&A session directly after the film!

Doors open at 5:00 pm EDT

Agenda

  • Calling the Spirits – Drumming by Dr. Tanya Price

  • Entertainment by local musicians

  • Welcome

  • Remarks

  • Setting the Stage - Gae Broadwater, Cherokee Volunteer

  • 6:00 pm – Premier of Short Documentary Film:  A Legacy Lost and Found:  Segregation in Recreation

  • 6:30 –7:30 pm – Panel Discussion and Q&A with the Audience

    • Dr. Nancy J. Dawson, Dr. Tammy Holmes, and Gerry Seavo James

  • 7:45 pm – Dismiss

Admission free/donations are accepted.

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