[RP TownTalk] Rosenwald film introduced by David Driskell 4/18/16/ 7pm free

[Gloria Felix-Thompson]

*Please joins us for a special screening of /Rosenwald./*

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*A*rtist, renowned scholar in the field of African-American art and

Hyattsville resident David Driskell, will introduce the movie and join 
the discussion following the showing of Rosenwald, a film by Aviva 
Kempner. The film is the story of Jewish philanthropist Julius 
Rosenwald, who partnered with African-American educator, Booker T. 
Washington, to build 5400 Southern schools in African-American 
communities in the early part of the 20th century. There were 27 schools 
in Prince George's County that received funds from the Rosenwald fund.

The showing of Rosenwald is part of the  Library's Independent Film 
Series and is sponsored by the Friends of the Hyattsville Library, 
Creative Edge Collaborative and the Hyattsville Preservation. Association.

*Rosenwald will be shown on Monday April 18, 2016 at 7pm at the *

*Hyattsville Library,*

*6530 Adelphi Rd, Hyattsville, MD 20782 There is NO admission charge*

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For more information please call us at 301.699.5440

or visit www.preservehyattsville.org <http://www.preservehyattsville.org>

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