BANISHED Free SF Screening

BANISHED by Marco Williams chronicles the history of three counties that forcefully banished African American families from towns one hundred years ago-and the descendants that return to find a shocking history.

Also Featuring "The Apollos" a Bay Area Video Coalition youth produced short by Jazmin Jones and Nick Parker. "The Apollos" a piece of local history, chronicles the struggle of a high school senior class to pass a bill making Martin Luther King’s birthday a national holiday.

A panel will follow to discuss the theme of displacement: past, present and future with a look at gentrification, post Hurricane Katrina right of return and the historical legacy of racism on housing.

Co-sponsors: Museum of the African Diaspora, Colorlines Magazine, POWER, Bay Area Video Coalition and Access SF.

Presented By: ITVS Community Cinema, KQED Education Network, The San Francisco Public Library and Hands On Bay Area.

This event is FREE
This event is wheelchair accessible