Free Noontime Screening of "At The River I Stand" Today
Friday, June 13, 2014(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
“An eloquent and
powerful film”… “Incredibly moving”…
“One of the most powerful documentaries about the workers
movement.” Memphis, Spring 1968 marked the dramatic climax of the Civil
Rights movement. "At
the River I Stand" skillfully reconstructs the two eventful
months that transformed a strike by Memphis sanitation workers into a national
conflagration, and disentangles the complex historical forces that came
together with the inevitability of tragedy at the death of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. The 56-minute film screens for free at noon today at the AFL-CIO;
bring your lunch, beverages provided. Co-sponsored
by the DC Labor FilmFest and the AFL-CIO.