The Great Migration: Jacob Lawrence & Spencer Williams

The Great Migration: Jacob Lawrence & Spencer Williams

LOCATION: The Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center

The Ross Media Arts Center and The Lied Center for Performing Arts will host a free film event on October 1st at 5:00 p.m. in partnership with the Lied’s October 3rd performance of Step Afrika! The Migration. The screening will feature three short films that examine and contextualize Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series and the films of Spencer Williams, a prominent actor/director during the 1930s-40s, whose movies offered hope and a new beginning for an audience affected by the Great Migration. There will be a pre-screening talk and post-screening conversation with Dr. Kwakiutl Dreher, UNL Associate Professor of English and Film.

2024-10-01

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