Honor MLK Jr. Day at 3:30 with film screening and discussion

by | Jan 19, 2015

It’s Martin Luther King Junior day, and why not honor it with a film and discussion moderated by some good folks working towards broader equality here in Richmond.


It’s Martin Luther King Junior day, and why not honor it with a film and discussion moderated by some good folks working towards broader equality here in Richmond.

Learn more about the local fight for civil rights and how Virginia’s own history played an important role.

Via Hands on Greater Richmond:

As part of our MLK Day of Service, HandsOn Greater Richmond invites you to watch a short film, participate in discussion, and hear from experts from the Moton Museum in Farmville, VA. Moton, a former high school and now a National Historic Landmark and museum, produced three-fourths of the plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the landmark Supreme Court decision desegregating U.S. schools. Moderated by the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities.

Science Museum of Virginia Thalhimer Theater
2500 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Monday, January 19, 2015
3:30pm. FREE.
Space is limited, so be sure to arrive early!

See all the ways you can participate in #MLKDay2015 http://www.handsonrva.org/mlkday

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner




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