Arts & Entertainment
VHS to host screening of “Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbiased” this Thursday
The film recounts the election of 1972 and the unlikely emergence of Shirley Chisholm, a woman with a powerful message.
From the VHS:
The Created Equal Film Series in Honor of Grady W. Powell is in its third year at the Virginia Historical Society (VHS). The series focuses on themes related to civil rights, human rights, and social justice in American history.
Join us for a free screening of Chisholm ’72–Unbought & Unbossed (2005, 75 minutes) on Thursday, October 20, at 6:30 p.m. The film recounts the election of 1972 and the unlikely emergence of Shirley Chisholm, a determined, prim and unapologetically liberal black woman with a powerful message: Exercise the full measure of your citizenship and vote.
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. The film begins at 6:30 p.m. After the film, the Honorable Mary Sue Terry, former attorney general and the 1993 Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia, will provide commentary.
This program is free and open to the public.
The Created Equal Film Series is hosted by the VHS in partnership with the Richmond Peace Education Center and supported in part by Diversity Richmond’s VHS Guy Kinman Research Award.
