Program Type:
Art, Movies & MusicAge Group:
TeensProgram Description
Event Details
Celebrate Black History Month with an after school movie and snacks provided by the library. Come with friends or make friends while you're there!
This month's movie is Remember the Titans, a biographical sports drama loosely based on the real life events of Herman Boone and the integration of a high school football team in Virginia, 1971.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the movie below, provided by IMDb:
In 1971, Virginia high-school football was everything to the people of Alexandria, but when the school board was forced to integrate an all-Black school with an all-white one, the foundation of football's tradition was put to the test.
Here is also a link to the movie's page on Common Sense Media, for anyone that is looking for content guidelines.