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SAAACAM March Film Club “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks”

The Little Carver 226 N. Hackberry, San Antonio, TX, United States

Beyond her historic role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, this comprehensive dive into Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks sheds light on her extensive organizing, radical politics, and lifelong dedication to...

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SAAACAM May Film Club “IN OUR MOTHERS’ GARDENS”

The Little Carver 226 N. Hackberry, San Antonio, TX, United States

IN OUR MOTHERS’ GARDENS celebrates the strength and resiliency of Black women and Black families through the complex, and oftentimes humorous, relationship between mothers and daughters. The film pays homage...

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SAAACAM June Film Club “JAZZ: GUMBO”

The Little Carver 226 N. Hackberry, San Antonio, TX, United States

JAZZ begins in New Orleans, nineteenth century America's most cosmopolitan city, where the sound of marching bands, Italian opera, Caribbean rhythms, and minstrel shows fills the streets with a richly...

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SAAACAM July Film Club “Slavery By Another Name”

The Little Carver 226 N. Hackberry, San Antonio, TX, United States

SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME is a 90-minute documentary that challenges one of Americans' most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery in this country ended with the Emancipation Proclamation. The film...

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SAAACAM August Film Club “Hughes’ Dream Harlem”

The Little Carver 226 N. Hackberry, San Antonio, TX, United States

Langston Hughes was one of the most prominent figures of the Harlem Renaissance and is often referred to as Harlem's poet laureate. This film shows how Hughes successfully fused jazz,...

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SAAACAM September Film Club “Class of Her Own”

The Little Carver 226 N. Hackberry, San Antonio, TX, United States

A teacher in a disadvantaged community rebels against a system that neglects many of its vulnerable students. Directors: Boaz Dvir, 2024, NR, 86min Immediately following the film, join us for...

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SAAACAM October Film Club “Black Indians: An American Story”

The Little Carver 226 N. Hackberry, San Antonio, TX, United States

“Black Indians: An American Story,” explores the issue of racial identity among Native and African Americans. This in-depth documentary examines the native ancestry and the coalescence of these Indian tribes...

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SAAACAM November Film Club “Black Wings”

The Little Carver 226 N. Hackberry, San Antonio, TX, United States

They came from different backgrounds, different towns and different eras, but they all had a similar dream - to fly. And they all had the same obstacle, namely being black...

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SAAACAM December Film Club “1964: The Fight For A Right”

The Little Carver 226 N. Hackberry, San Antonio, TX, United States

By the mid twentieth century, Mississippi’s African Americans had suffered from nearly 75 years of Jim Crow discrimination. In order to break open the closed society and improve their lives,...

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