SLAM Cinema—American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

DATE: Friday, June 7, 2024
TIME: 6–8 pm CDT
Fee: Free
Location: The Farrell Auditorium
One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park,
St. Louis, Missouri 63110-1380

Synopsis

Grace Lee Boggs, a Chinese American woman in Detroit, who died in October 2015 at 100 years old, has a surprising vision of revolution. A writer, activist, and philosopher rooted for more than 70 years in the African American movement, she devoted her life to an evolving revolution that encompassed the contradictions of America’s past and its potentially radical future. This Peabody Award-winning documentary plunges us into Boggs’ lifelong practice of igniting community dialogue and action, work that traverses the major U.S. social movements of the last century: from labor to civil rights, to Black Power, feminism, the Asian American and environmental justice movements and beyond. 82 minutes. 

Ticket information

Tickets for this free program may be reserved in person at the Museum’s Information Centers or through MetroTix. All tickets reserved through MetroTix incur a service charge; the service charge is waived for tickets reserved at the Museum.

Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.