The Detroit Historical Society continues film series "The Freedom Train" February 11 & 12 at the Detroit Historical Museum

DETROIT - The Detroit Historical Society continues its monthly Film Series with “The Freedom Train,” showing Saturday and Sunday, February 11 & 12 at 1 p.m. at the Detroit Historical Museum. Each screening is free with regular admission to the Museum.

This documentary film, produced in 1996 by Kingberry Productions in association with WDIV Local 4, chronicles the National Negro Labor Council (NNLC), formed in 1951, and its mission to advance blacks in the workplace and eliminate racism inside labor unions. In this film, NNLC members remember their first convention and the difficulties they encountered while attempting to find a Cincinnati hotel to house them. The Council fought for black men’s and women’s rights in the work force, and to open jobs that were formerly barred from black workers. Ultimately, the NNLC disbanded, but not before 10,000 people received jobs as a result of their efforts. The run time for the film is 28 minutes.

Two guest speakers for this month’s Film Series presentation will lead discussions following each screening. On Saturday, February 11, Karen Hudson Samuels, National Deputy Editor of Tell Us USA News Network, and a member of the Detroit Historical Society’s Black Historic Sites Committee will lead the discussion. Sunday, February 12, John Owens, a producer of the film and Senior Producer at MCCI Communications, will host the discussion after the second screening.

For more information on the Museum and this event, call (313) 833-1801 or visit www.detroithistorical.org.