This month’s documentary is "A Dangerous Idea: Eugenics, Genetics, and the American Dream." Discussion will follow led by La’Ron Williams, local storyteller and peace activist.
This series screens films that provide the needed opportunity to safely engage and understand the ways racism has functioned historically and continues to work in the present. This month’s documentary will be Bullfrog Films' A Dangerous Idea: Eugenics, Genetics and the American Dream. This film examines the history of the US eugenics movement and how it has threatened the American Dream from the beginning – the belief that some groups and individuals are inherently superior to others and more deserving of fundamental rights. False scientific claims have been resurrected that an all-powerful "gene" determines who is worthy and who is not. After the film, La’Ron Williams, local storyteller and peace activist, will facilitate an open, honest discussion about race and racism.
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Movies | Civic Engagement | African American Interest |
Our largest branch on Whittaker Road, near the roundabout, has 5 meeting rooms, including our large Community Room.
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