Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/15/2019
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh (Homewood)
Categories
Consider the Vietnam War through the lens of two short documentary films. The double feature will host a panel of the producer, director, and Vietnam veterans to discuss the films and their experiences.
The Vietnam War (1955-1975) was a complicated military conflict in the divided country of Vietnam that evolved into a major undeclared war. It functioned as a violent expression of the Cold War (1946-1991) between the western democracies led by the United States and communist countries dominated by China and the Soviet Union. By the late 1960’s, it became increasingly clear that the US and its allies were unlikely to win as military and civilian casualties mounted. The war also led to political unrest in America.
“The Soul of Vietnam” chronicles the cultural expression of African American Vietnam War veterans before, during and after the war as they recall their lives in the 1960’s. “No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger” was filmed at the Harlem Fall Mobilization March in 1967 and gathered first-person reactions from marchers and Vietnam vets about social protest, Black life, racism and the Vietnam War.
Admission is free. Presented in conjunction with the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center. For more information, call Samuel W. Black at (412) 454-6391.
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