Meet and greet the film's writer and producer Kevin Willmott, Bexar County Buffalo Soldiers Historian Billy Gordon, San Antonio award winning writer and director Cedric Thomas Smith and other film enthusiasts. A ticket to the reception buys you wine, food, film and a piece of history while supporting SAAACAM.
Bring your family and friends to enjoy movies under the stars on the beautiful San Antonio River. A discussion plus Q and A will follow the film. Unique food truck fare is available. The 24th is based on the true story of the Houston riot of 1917. The film features an African-American military regiment that is called the 24th in Houston, Texas. Despite their military service, the African-American soldiers are subjected to racial discrimination by the all white police force in Houston as well as from the local white people in Houston. The constant racial discrimination leads to a resistance...
Join us as for a 100 minute cruise of the beautiful San Antonio River. We will explore San Antonio's rich Black history as it relates to the center of the city.
Join us for a 90-minute cruise of the beautiful San Antonio River. Where we explore San Antonio's rich Black history as it relates to the center of the city.
Bring the family, visit the food truck court and watch a movie. Hero is a word we often hear in the world of sports, but heroism is not always about achievements on the field of play. 42 tells the story of two men -- the great Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) and the legendary Brooklyn Dodgers manager Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) -- whose brave stand against prejudice forever changed the world by changing the game of baseball. In 1946, Rickey signed Robinson to the team, breaking Major League Baseball's infamous color line. Facing racism from every side, Robinson demonstrated tremendous courage...
To collect, preserve and share the cultural heritage of African Americans in the San Antonio region.
Copyright © 2019 SAAACAM. All rights reserved.
