Wrestling with Our Understanding of Race and Ethnicity

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Dublin Core

Title

Wrestling with Our Understanding of Race and Ethnicity

Alternative Title

About the Race Card Project

Subject

Lynching
Memorials--Florida
Slavery--United States
Film
Movies
Motion pictures--United States

Description

A poster board on an easel with instructions that encourage sharing one's experiences about race and ethnicity using just six words by adding their thoughts to a sticky note and leaving it for others to read. The display was set up outside a screening of the 60-minute documentary, "The Yard", at the First Unitarian Church of Orlando. The event took place on March 7, 2019, from 6:30pm to 9:00 pm, with a $10 suggested donation. The screening of the film was followed by a panel discussion that included the filmmaker. Partners in the event included Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), First Unitarian Church of Orlando, Peace and Justice Institute (Valencia College), Bridge the Gap Coalition, Global Peace Film Festival, Hannibal Square Heritage Center, League of Women Voters of Orange County, UCF RICHES Program, and Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc. (Orlando Chapter).

The Alliance for Truth and Justice (ATJ) is a volunteer-based organization that engages with the community to promote education concerning the truth of local history and to advocate justice for those who have been harmed by inequities born of prejudice. ATJ builds on the work of Montgomery-based Equal Justice Initiative as well as the local efforts of Democracy Forum, the West Orange Reconciliation Task Force, and the Ocoee Human Relations Diversity Board. This project is rooted in acknowledging the 1920 Election Day Massacre in Orange County and all of the violence committed in the name of white supremacy. Their mission statement says that they are "working to create a more hopeful, collaborative, and just society for every person in Orange County, Florida."

Creator

Wray, Emily

Source

Original color photographs by Emily Wray: Alliance for Truth and Justice, Orange County, Florida.

Publisher

Date Created

2019-03-07

Date Copyrighted

2019-03-07

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of original color photograph by Emily Wray.

Format

image/jpg

Extent

1.2 MB

Medium

color photograph

Language

eng

Type

Still Image

Coverage

First Unitarian Church of Orlando, Orlando, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Emily Wray and published by RICHES.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by the Alliance for Truth and Justice, and is provided here by RICHES for educational purposes only.

Contributing Project

Alliance for Truth and Justice

Curator

Cravero, Geoffrey

Digital Collection

Source Repository

Alliance for Truth and Justice, Orange County, Florida

External Reference

Olson, Chris. "The Yard documentary film." UK Film Review. April 27, 2018. Accessed May 17, 2019. https://www.ukfilmreview.co.uk/blog/the-yard-documentary-film.
"The Yard (2018)." Three Times Dot Org. 2018. Accessed May 17, 2019. https://3times.org/projects/.

Citation

Wray, Emily, “Wrestling with Our Understanding of Race and Ethnicity,” RICHES, accessed November 21, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/10592.

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