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I Am Not Your Negro
#Docuhistory with Duchess Harris, Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall, Neil Roberts & Christopher Curmi-Hall
Join us Thursday, July 16, 2020, for a watch party, Twitter conversation, and public Zoom discussion about the award-winning documentary film, I Am Not Your Negro (2016). Master filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished, Remember This House. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin’s original words and flood of rich archival material. I Am Not Your Negro is a journey into Black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter. It is a film that questions Black representation in Hollywood and beyond. And, ultimately, by confronting the deeper connections between the lives and assassination of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr., Baldwin and Peck have produced a work that challenges the very definition of what America stands for. Read More
At 4 pm EDT, we'll all stream the documentary on Netflix (more ways to watch). While streaming, we invite you to browse and join the discussion on Twitter by searching the #docuhistory hashtag or by checking in with discussion moderators Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall (@DrSepinwall) and Joe Schmidt (@HSGlobalHistory). After the screening, at 6 pm, we'll convene on Zoom for a conversation with Duchess Harris, Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall, and Neil Roberts, moderated by Christopher Curmi-Hall. Free and open to the public. Registration required.
The #docuhistory series aims to create an informal space where teachers, students, and historians can join together to watch a documentary and discuss teaching and learning about the film's subject matter. The series is organized by Joe Schmidt, New York City Department of Education, in collaboration with the Forum for Scholars and Publics.
Who Is Raoul Peck? (And Why You Should Know If You Care About History)
By Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall | History News Network
Raoul Peck’s film I Am Not Your Negro, which opened nationally in limited release on February 3, has been hailed by critics as one of the best films of the year. The film laces together different writings by James Baldwin, along with Hollywood film clips and news footage, to offer a devastating indictment of U.S. history.
History is Too Important to Leave to Hollywood: Colonialism, Genocide, and Memory in the Films of Raoul Peck
By Alyssa Sepinwall | Excerpted from Raoul Peck: Power, Politics, and the Cinematic Imagination
The History That James Baldwin Wanted America to See
By Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. | The New Yorker
For Baldwin, the past had always been bent in service of a lie. Could a true story be told?
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Speakers
Duchess Harris
Duchess Harris was mentored by Dr. Mary Frances Berry at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated with a degree in American History. In 1990, she was elected student body President, which made her the first Black woman to serve in this role at an Ivy League institution. She earned a Ph.D.…...
Read MoreAlyssa Goldstein Sepinwall
Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall (Ph.D. History, Stanford) is a Professor of History at California State University - San Marcos and past winner of the university’s Brakebill Distinguished Professor Award. She specializes in Haitian and French history; her recent research has focused on how history is depicted in film. Her scholarship includes…...
Read MoreNeil Roberts
Neil Roberts is Professor of Africana studies, political theory, and the philosophy of religion at Williams College. Roberts received a B.A. in Afro-American Studies and Law & Public Policy from Brown University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago with a specialization in political…...
Read MoreChristopher Curmi-Hall
Christopher Curmi-Hall is a former research and humanities teacher and current curriculum specialist for Civics for All in the New York City Department of Education. In the classroom, he worked with youth to do autoethnographic documentary and participatory action research. He now develops K-12 civics and social studies curricula for…...
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