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100 Years from Mississippi

Directed by: Tarabu Betserai Kirkland

Runtime: 60 min

Year: 2021

Rated: Not Rated

Language: English

Film Type: Documentary

In conjunction with the Our Wake Up Call For Freedoms exhibition, UMOCA and the Utah Film Center are proud to present 100 Years From Mississippi—a true story of resilience, forgiveness, memory, and hope.

Mamie Lang Kirkland still remembers the night in 1915 when panic filled her home in Ellisville, Mississippi. Her family was forced to flee in darkness from a growing mob of men determined to lynch her father and his friend. Mamie’s family escaped, but her father’s friend, John Hartfield, did not. He suffered one of the most horrific lynchings of the era.

Mamie vowed to never return to Mississippi – until now. After one hundred years, Mamie’s youngest child, filmmaker, Tarabu Betserai Kirkland, takes his mother back to Ellisville to tell her story, honor those who succumbed to the terror of racial violence, and give testimony to the courage and hope epitomized by many of her generation.

This is a free event. Seating in the UMOCA Auditorium is limited to 150. Registration is required via UMOCA.

 

Screening presented by

UMOCA

with support from

Friday, May 20 @ 7:00 PM

In Person |

UMOCA

FREE

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