The Long Shadow & Southern Illinois People for Progress

A film screening and conversation event

1) Stream The Long Shadow on this link from Thursday, June 17th – Thursday, June 24th

2) RSVP and join the Zoom Q&A with Director Frances Causey on Monday, June 21st at 7:30pm CST

Frances Causey’s personal journey in exposing her own family’s history of slaveholding and how the institution of slavery continues to have an impact today is both brave and incredible.

– Yolanda Smith, Executive Director, NAACP Houston

Watch The Long Shadow 

The streaming window for the full film has ended. Please watch the 15-minute version of the film below.

Register for the Zoom Q&A with Director Frances Causey on Monday, June 21st at 7:30pm CST

Director Frances Causey is an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist with 15 years experience as a Senior Producer at CNN and previous work hailed as a New York Times Critic’s Pick.

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