Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere

Once More at the River: From MLK to BLM, a one-hour documentary, explores the rich and continuing history of political activism in Memphis since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated there in 1968. This activism has often involved confrontation and sometimes controversy. This story, told through oral history interviews of more than 20 Memphis-based activists and officials, focuses on the history in Memphis and illuminates the national struggle for Civil Rights.  This film was produced by a team of students and faculty from the University of Memphis. One of these students will join us via video conference to talk about his experience.  Directed by Roxane Coche, UF Department of Telecommunication.

Once More at the River is presented on the occasion of the exhibition, I, Too, Am America: Civil Rights Photographs by Steve Schapiro,  closing March 31, 2019.