Join us for a screening of the documentary on the history of emancipation in Florida. Funded by the Florida Humaniti es\, &ldquo\;Before Juneteenth: Emancipations in Florida&rdquo\; tracks th e timeline of emancipations and their celebrations in Florida\, which rang e from January 1\, 1863\, to May 20\, 1865. In communities across the stat e\, these holidays have been observed for nearly 160 years. The documentar y is an outgrowth of &ldquo\;The 20th of May: The History and Heritage of Florida&rsquo\;s Emancipation Day&rdquo\; Digital History Project\, funded by Florida Humanities and led by the South Florida People of Color. \;
\nAfter the screening\, there will be a talkback with Charlene Fa rrington\, Executive Director of the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum\; arti st and scholar Dinizulu Gene Tinnie\, and the film&rsquo\;s producer and d irector\, Tameka Hobbs\, Regional Manager for the African American Researc h Library and Cultural Center. \;
\nThis program will be broadca st on both YouTube and Broward Count y Library on Facebook. \;
\n\nAbout the African American Research Library and
Cultural Center \;
The \;Broward County African American Research Library and Cultural C
enter \;(AARLCC) \;is located in the Sistrunk community\, one
of the oldest historically Black communities named for one of Fort Lauderd
ale&rsquo\;s first Black physicians. Opening to the public on October 26\,
2002\, AARLCC became the third public library of its kind in the United S
tates dedicated to the study of Black history and culture. The 60\,000 squ
are-foot Center serves as a repository of materials related to the local\,
national\, and international voices of the African diaspora with more tha
n 85\,000 books\, manuscripts\, artifacts\, framed art\, print\, photograp
hy\, audiovisual\, and documents held in our Adult Services Section and Sp
ecial Collections. The Youth Services Section features a special collectio
n of Coretta Scott King Award books and the \;Ashley Bryan Art Collect
ion \;from illustrators of African Descent. AARLCC also features a 5\,
000 sq. ft. museum\, a 300-seat state-of-the-art theatre\, and a Computer
Training Center.