History on Screen - At Indiana State Museum (Ages 12 & up)

Join us at the Indiana State Museum for a unique experience that combines exhibitions, documentaries and conversations with filmmakers, historians, community members and experts in the field – all in one evening! Making Black America: Through the Grapevine – Episode 1 June 22 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Discover how Black people fought for full citizenship and explore how free African Americans exercised their self-determination by building communities, establishing schools and creating associations that would become the foundational pillars of Black America. Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the organizations, networks and artistic impression created by and for Black people. The screening will be followed by a conversation with Lourenzo Giple, deputy director of Planning, Preservation and Urban Design for the City of Indianapolis; Kisha Tandy, Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites curator of social history; and Eunice Trotter, director of the Black Heritage Preservation Program for Indiana Landmarks. Prior to the screening, visit our exhibition Influencing Lincoln, The Pursuit of Black Freedom. Price: Included with purchase of museum admission