Black History Month highlighted through Films

libblog-BookReview3For Black History Month, the Pecan Campus Library showed four films. They include Egalite for all: Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution, Prince Among Slaves, Citizen King, and Scottsboro: An American Tragedy.  (Check for availability by clicking on the title.)  All of these documentaries were amazing. It touched my heart when I saw how these historical figures fought to overcome oppression.

Through my educational years, my past school teachers and college professors repeatedly informed me about Martin Luther King. Due to this information, I automatically assumed that I had general knowledge of who he was and what he did for this country. I was wrong. Surprisingly, there were many of his speeches, marches, and events that I had not been aware about.

Citizen King gives a great outline of MLK’s last five years of his life (1963-1968) before he was assassinated, and his major events that impacted the United States. If you have an opportunity, you should check out this documentary at the Pecan Campus Library. It is very informative about one of the great leaders of the 20th century.

Contributed by Amy Gowarty, Library Specialist at the Pecan Campus.