Clayton State University will host a civil rights forum on Oct. 16 featuring a discussion of the documentary, “Freedom Riders”.
The forum is part of the ongoing “Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle” initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Clayton State Library is one of 473 institutions across the country awarded a set of four films chronicling the history of the Civil Rights Movement.
The forum will also feature personal stories by veteran Freedom Riders Joan Browning, Charles Person and Hank Thomas about challenging the system of segregation in interstate travel in the Deep South.
The free, public forum begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Harry S. Downs Center on Clayton State’s campus, 2000 Clayton State Blvd. in Morrow. The film will be shown at 4 p.m.
The even will also be streamed live online at: http://clayton.libguides.com/CreatedEqual
Information: 678-466-4330, ErinNagel@clayton.edu
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