Black History movies coming to MHCC

By Ncole Donner

In celebration of Black History Month, the Geography and Criminal Justice departments will be showing three more full-length movies in the month of February.

In a nationally recognized celebration that dates back to 1926, films being shown will depict widely known events in the civil rights movement and beyond.In addition to putting the typical characters like Martin Luther King and Malcolm X into the picture, the movies cover characters like mutinous slaves who take a stand to two detectives investigating the murder of two civil rights leaders.

Though several years since the controversial Brown v. Board of Education to diminish segregation in general, movies still reflect a modern look into race and how we as people continue to perceive it.

“Guess who,” which is adapted from the 1967 “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” presents a current day portrayal of the role of race in relationships with a sense of humor.

Yet, the less humorous “Freedom Land,” in theaters Feb. 17, shows a visible line of segregation when a white woman’s child goes missing and blames an African American man starts a town-wide search and leads to drastic measures to find the missing boy while others question the police’s involvement whe

On Tuesday “10,000 Black Men Named George” will be shown from noon until 1 p.m. and again on Wednesday from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m.

“Separate But Equal” will be shown Tuesday, Feb. 14 from noon until 1 p.m. and again on Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m.

The final movie of the month will be “Mississippi Burning,” which will be shown Tuesday, Feb. 21, from noon until 1 p.m. and Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m.

Tuesday presentations will take place in Room AC 1608 and will include a short discussion on the African American figures in the movie. Showings of the movies on Wednesday will take place in room AC 2607.

The event is free to students and campus community.

For more information about this event, contact Chris Gorsek at 503-491-7321.