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Join us for a screening of Standing on My Sisters’ Shoulders presented by Sembène–The Film & Art Festival.
(Run time: 60 minutes)
In 1965, when three women walked into the US House of Representatives in Washington D.C., they had come a very long way. Neither lawyers nor politicians, they were ordinary women from Mississippi,and descendants of African slaves. They had come to their country’s capital seeking civil rights, the first black women to be allowed in the senate chambers in nearly 100 years. A missing chapter in our nation’s record of the Civil Rights movement, this powerful documentary ... view more »
ADMISSION INFO
Free, but RSVP is required.
Phone: 4124351110
Email: RSVP@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Website: https://www.alphabetcity.org/events/sembene-film-festival-standing-on-my...
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PARKING INFO
Safe and convenient parking for City of Asylum @ Alphabet City (40 W. North Avenue) is available at the Federal North Garage (1231 Federal Street) located on Federal Street behind the Masonic Building.