February celebrates Black History Month. While the library is more about books than movies, there are a lot of great movies out there to enjoy with your family. Here are a few:
Hidden Figures: A must-see movie during our space-themed year. Based on the true story of the smart, strong Black women mathematicians known as "computers" who worked at NASA in the space program's early years. The movie shows that segregation existed for these women even while at work and how they overcame obstacles and were game-changers in the "Space Race."
Selma: Selma focuses on the 1965 voting rights marches stretching from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The film highlights just a fraction of the work done by Civil Rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr.
Daughters of the Dust: The first feature film directed by an African American woman and distributed theatrically in the United States, Daughters of the Dust tells the story of three generations of Gullah women on Saint Helena Island as they prepare to migrate off the island and to the North.
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