Film Screening of Banished in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia - January 9, 2010

You're not going to want to miss this screening of "Banished." How did three U.S. towns make African Americans disappear? In this documenatry, filmmaker Marco Williams visits some of the whitest counties in the country to confront the legacy of "banishment" - a wave of racial purging that tore through the South 100 years ago. The wounds of history are opened as Williams sits down with KKK leaders, white residents of these all-white communities, as well as descendants of the banished alike.

The fourth of SankofaSpirit's Movies with a Mission, this documentary investigates ethnic cleansing in post-reconstruction America. SankofaSpirit created its film series to counter the myths and negative images of people of African descent so often promoted by Hollywood.
Movies with a Mission are free monthly films from and about Africa and the African Diaspora that seek to inform and inspire dialogue.

Alexandria Black History Museum
902 Wythe Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

Time: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Admission: FREE

Phone: (703) 838-4356

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