Unearthing the Dream chronicles the story of a rarely discussed chapter of African American history, in the voices of those Black men and women who experienced it. Beginning with the arrival of its first African American residents, this film traces the rise of Malvern, Arkansas' African American community and its quest to overcome the challenges of Jim Crow and to build a school system for the region's Black children. The event will be followed by a question/answer session and reception. The documentary was commissioned by the Henson Benson Foundation the showing is cosponsored by the Wilson High School Class of ‘66.
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Event Description:Unearthing the Dream chronicles the story of a rarely discussed chapter of African American history, in the voices of those Black men and women who experienced it. Beginning with the arrival of its first African American residents, this film traces the rise of Malvern, Arkansas' African American community and its quest to overcome the challenges of Jim Crow and to build a school system for the region's Black children. The event will be followed by a question/answer session and reception. The documentary was commissioned by the Henson Benson Foundation the showing is cosponsored by the Wilson High School Class of ‘66.
