Free Noontime Screening of "At The River I Stand" Today
Friday, June 13, 2014(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
“An
eloquent and powerful film”… “Incredibly
moving”…
“One of the most powerful documentaries about
the workers
movement.” Memphis, Spring 1968 marked
the dramatic climax of the Civil
Rights movement. "At
the River I Stand" skillfully reconstructs
the two eventful
months that transformed a strike by Memphis
sanitation workers into a national
conflagration, and disentangles the complex
historical forces that came
together with the inevitability of tragedy at
the death of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. The 56-minute film screens for free
at noon today at the AFL-CIO;
bring your lunch, beverages provided.
Co-sponsored
by the DC Labor FilmFest and the
AFL-CIO.