Civil rights film to be presented at Jule Collins Smith Museum
The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art will present the film, "Dare Not Walk Alone," with producer and director Jeremy Dean on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 6 p.m.
On June 18, 1964, a white hotel owner in St. Augustine, Fla., poured acid in a swimming pool filled with black and white youth conducting a civil rights demonstration. Photographs of this horrific incident were on the front page of every major newspaper around the world and broke the filibuster in the Senate allowing President Lyndon Johnson to sign the Civil Rights Act into law. With rarely seen news footage and revealing interviews, "Dare Not Walk Alone" uncovers the untold story of the St. Augustine movement that led to this historic legislation. The award-winning film has been screened at numerous festivals. The Museum Cafe will offer its lunch menu before the movie from 5p.m. to 6 p.m. Following the screening of the documentary at Jule Collins Smith Museum, Dean will engage the audience in a discussion about the film and his work as a filmmaker. Admission is free. For more information, see the museum Web site.