Located At:
Afro-American Historical Association Of Fauquier County
4243 Loudoun Avenue
The Plains VA 20198
We are happy to announce that during the summer, on four Tuesdays, we are planning to show movies in our auditorium, on AAHA’s lower level, designed for youth but interesting to adults as well. Our interns, Madison Canterbury and Emily Nolan, are selecting stories from our archives that tell of African Americans and events of history under the theme of African American Resistance, which is the 2023 theme for African American History month. Their lengths vary from 30-60 minutes.
Admission is free, but donations are always welcome.
MOVIES AND TIMES
(Please note, times may vary)
Movie Name: Harriet Tubman (PG)
(SHOWING JULY 11TH @ 11AM)
Age Group: 8-11 Summary: (45 mins)
Harriet Tubman was a slave in the south that escaped the farm with the help of the Underground Railroad. She helped more than 300 slaves flee from the south to the north. She was called “The Moses of her people.”
Movie Name: The Journey of Henry Box Brown (G)
(SHOWING JULY 11TH @ 11:50AM)
Age Group: 5-8 Summary: (30 mins)
This movie looks at the slave Henry Box Brown that shipped himself in a box to freedom in the north. Henry meets some animal friends that help him get to freedom along his dangerous journey.
Movie Name: Underground Railroad: The William Still Story (PG)
(SHOWING JULY 11TH @ 1pm)
Age Group: 12+ Summary: (60 mins)
This documentary examines William Still an unheralded hero of the Underground Railroad. He kept detailed describes of the events that occurred in his life and many of the escaped slaves. His goal was to reunite families that were separated by slavery after reuniting with his own long-lost brother.
Movie Name: The Good River (PG-13+)
(SHOWING JULY 11 TH @ 2PM)
Age Group: 13+ Summary: (20 mins)
An enslaved man in the 1850s seeks freedom by passing through the Ohio River as part of the Underground Railroad. He must fight between the self-preservation and a life of self-sacrifice.
Hosted By Emily Nolan & Madison Canterbury
