Virtual Screening: The Long Shadow

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

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