WU Libraries' Henry Hampton Film Series featuring guest speaker Jon Else
6:00 p.m.
Meet-and-greet and informal talk with Jon Else
Bixby’s Restaurant
7:00 p.m.
Presentation followed by Q&A
Lee Auditorium
Washington University Libraries are pleased to announce a talk with filmmaker Jon Else, as he will discuss his new book, True South: Henry Hampton and “Eyes on the Prize,” the Landmark Television Series That Reframed the Civil Rights Movement. The event will also include a screening of an Eyes on the Prize episode, a discussion of Else’s time as a producer for the series, and a look at previously unavailable excerpts of Eyes on the Prize material available in Washington University Libraries’ Film & Media Archive. If you haven't been able to read the book, copies will be available for purchase at 6:30 p.m.
Admission is complimentary, but space is limited.
Registration is required.
To RSVP or for more information, contact Mandy Davis at (314) 935-2962 or amanda.davis@wustl.edu.