“February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four”

The Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media at Columbia College presents a reception, screening and community discussion of the film, February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four. The film looks back at how four African-American college freshmen took a stand for justice by sitting down at a Woolworth whites-only lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina in February 1960. Their actions launched the sit-in movement, created momentum for the organizing of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and profoundly changed the direction of this country.

Monday, February 1
5 – 8 pm
Columbia College College, Film Row
1104 S. Wabash, 8th Floor

This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required and can be made by sending an email to rsvp@chicagofreedomschool.com or by calling 312.435.1201.

Following the screening, we invite you to participate in a community dialogue which will be centered on how the history of that moment is relevant to the issues of today.

More about this event

This event is presented by The Chicago Freedom School and the Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media at Columbia College, in partnership with The Public Square and the Chicago SNCC History Project.