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Duncan Littlefair Great Speakers

Presents in conjunction with the ACLU & Celebration Cinema

A Free Advance Screening of

An HBO DOCUMENTARY FILMS & AUGUSTA FILM production

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"THE LOVING STORY"

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (ET)

Grand Rapids, MI

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FREE - Limited to 2 per person
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A racially-charged criminal trial and a heart-rending love story converge in this documentary about Mildred  and Richard Loving, a part-black, part-Indian woman married to a white  man in Jim Crow era Virginia in 1958. Thrown into rat-infested jails and forced to leave their home or go to prison because their marriage was against the law, the Lovings fought back and changed  history. They were paired with two young and ambitious lawyers who were  driven to pave the way for social justice and equal rights through a  historic Supreme Court case, Loving v. Virginia. THE LOVING STORY takes  us on a journey into the heart of race relations in America. But, in the  end, it is a poignant story of two people who simply wanted to chose  who they could love and marry and live in the place they called home. This  documentary, with its contemporary parallels, will live on as record of monumental change, not just in civil rights, but in the human right to  pursue happiness regardless of color, gender or creed.

Learn more at www.loving film.com

The film screening (approx 1 hour) will be followed by a Q & A session with the film's producer, Elisabeth Haviland James, and a panel discussion with local civil rights attorney Stephen Drew.

Free soda and popcorn to all event ticket holders.

Tickets limited to 2 per person

For more information about the event sponsor, please visit www.greatspeakersgr.org

 "The Loving Story" is an Augusta Films Production, co-Produced by HBO Documentary Films, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

When & Where



Celebration Cinema
2121 Celebration Drive NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (ET)


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Duncan Littlefair Great Speakers



It is the mission and vision of the Duncan Littlefair Great Speakers Series to bring dynamic, invigorating and transformative presentations to West Michigan — to provoke new ideas and spark community dialogue. The Series hosts and presents an annual slate of events, including philosophers, performers, artists, and educators — those who offer a spiritual and challenging perspective of the world and our relationship to it. Www.greatspeakersgr.org