Stars for Freedom: Hollywood, Black Celebrities, and the Civil Rights Movement
submitted by Marvin's Underground Evening Lectures
on 10/11/18
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The Stars for Freedom–a handful of celebrities both black and white–risked their careers by crusading for racial equality. Focusing on the “Leading Six” trailblazers—Harry Belafonte, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dick Gregory, and Sidney Poitier—author Emilie Raymond reveals how they advanced the civil rights movement. A book signing will follow the program To access live, real-time captioning, please click on the link below or insert the following URL into a separate browser window: www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=062415nara1200pm
