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"Red Summer / Winter Blues"

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Thursday, November 14, 2019, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
DuSable Museum of African American History

740 E. 56th Place, Chicago, IL 60637  (Map)

Join us to view the rough cut in process of this new documentary on the upheavals of 1919, which places Chicago’s race riots a national context.

How was Chicago part of the larger series of racial conflicts nationwide during the “red summer” of 1919? In what ways were the 1919 riots in Chicago distinct? Based upon extensive archival footage and historical research, rough cut segments of the documentary will be shown for the first time, interspersed by a moderated conversation with the producer and experts, and performances by musicians who have worked on the film soundtrack.

Schedule

Welcome and Introductions: G'Jordan Williams, Processing Archivist and Programs Coordinator, DuSable Museum of African American History

First Film Segment, followed by discussion among the panelists and with the audience

Music Performances, followed by discussion among the musicians, Barbara Allen, and the audienceSecond Film Segment, followed by discussion among the panelists and with the audience

Panelists

Barbara Allen of Middle Passage Productions, co-producer of Red Summer/Winter Blues.
Gail F. Baker, writer and co-producer of Red Summer/Winter Blues, and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of San Diego.
Cameron McWhirter, Wall Street Journal reporter and author of Red Summer: The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America
Jacqueline Stewart, Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Chicago, author of Migrating to the Movies: Cinema and Black Urban Modernity, and director of the South Side Home Movie Project.