Film Screening – Isaac Pope: The Spirit of an American Century

Date: 

Tuesday, February 26, 2019, 5:30pm to 8:30pm

Location: 

434 AB, Wexner Building, Fourth Floor, Harvard Kennedy School
Please join the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, and the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation for a film screening of, “Isaac Pope: The Spirit of an American Century.
 
Paula J. Caplan, Associate at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, documents the story of Isaac Pope. Grandson of enslaved people and born to sharecroppers in 1917, Pope was an eyewitness to the devastation wrought by both the Nightriders and the Nazis. Through the power of faith and family, he fought and overcame the 20th century’s stiffest challenges. He championed American freedom on the battlefields of Europe and worked tirelessly against institutionalized racism and workers’ oppression at home. 
 
Produced by an award-winning Harvard/LA/NYC/DC team, the film offers a compelling view of major events of the past ten decades, as seen through the eyes of Mr. Pope, an unassuming man whose inner fortitude and quiet accomplishments represent the Spirit of an American Century. Completed very recently, the film has already been made an Official Selection of three film festivals, and audiences are giving the film an average of 5 out of 5 stars, calling it “phenomenal,” “rich on so many levels,” and “inspiring.”
 
 “Isaac Pope: The Spirit of an American Century” is a portrait of a warm, enduring interracial friendships forged during World War II that present a model for today, and it uncovers unexpected, contemporary connections among its subjects that are astonishing and inspiring.
 
Light refreshments will be provided.