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Virtual Screening: The Long Shadow

2021-02-23 00:00:00 2021-02-23 23:59:00 America/Chicago Virtual Screening: The Long Shadow 2017 | Not Rated | 91 min. | Click on Event Title for full details. Online -

Tuesday, February 23
All day

Add to Calendar 2021-02-23 00:00:00 2021-02-23 23:59:00 America/Chicago Virtual Screening: The Long Shadow 2017 | Not Rated | 91 min. | Click on Event Title for full details. Online -

2017 | Not Rated | 91 min. | Click on Event Title for full details.

In this documentary, director Frances Causey traces her family's legacy of white privilege, placing it in the context of the history of anti-Black racism in the United States that began with slavery and continues to impact our society today. 

Visit http://thelongshadowfilm.com/libraries/  to stream the film anytime between Friday, February 19 and Friday, February 26 or watch anytime on Kanopy with a Northbrook card at https://northbrook.kanopy.com/video/long-shadow.

A live Q&A will be held with director Frances Causey on Wednesday, February 24th at 7pm. Find out more and register at http://thelongshadowfilm.com/libraries/ 

This film is not live and does not require registration.

Co-sponsored by multiple Illinois libraries listed below. In partnership with Racial Awareness in the North Shore (RAIN) and the Together is Better Alliance (TiBA).

  • Algonquin Area Public Library District
  • Arlington Heights Memorial Library 
  • Aurora Public Library
  • Chillicothe Public Library District 
  • Deerfield Public Library
  • DeKalb Public Library
  • Des Plaines Public Library 
  • Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District 
  • Flossmoor Public Library
  • Glencoe Public Library
  • Glenview Public Library
  • Harvey Public Library District
  • Highland Park Public Library 
  • Indian Prairie Public Library 
  • Lake Forest Library 
  • Lake Villa District Library
  • Lincolnwood Public Library 
  • Morton Grove Public Library
  • Mount Prospect Public Library 
  • Northbrook Public Library 
  • Prospect Heights Public Library District 
  • Schaumburg Township District Library
  • Skokie Public Library 
  • Three Rivers Public Library District
  • Vernon Area Public Library District
  • Warren-Newport Public Library 
  • Wauconda Area Library 
  • Wheaton Public Library 
  • Wilmette Public Library 
  • Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Virtual | Movies | Equity Diversity and Inclusion |

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