I Am Somebody (1970) Directed by Madeline Anderson with Lecture by the filmmaker Friday - January 18 - 4:00 p.m. In 1969, filmmaker Madeline Anderson documented the story of 400 poorly paid black American hospital workers in Charleston, South Carolina who went on strike and demanded a fair wage increase, only to find themselves in a confrontation with the state government and National Guard. Supported by such notable figures as Andrew Young and Coretta Scott King, the women moved forward under the guidance of a New York-based union, and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Madeline Anderson is scheduled to present a lecture after the film. (16mm. 28 min. Not Rated.) Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1995) Directed by Tim Reid Saturday - January 19 - 3:00 p.m. In a tightly connected black community in Mississippi in the 1940s, people live and depend on each other and roots run deep. One American family must come to terms with the risks it is willing to take to fight racism in the segregated South. The film is an adaptation of Clifton L. Taulbert’s autobiography in which a young Taulbert recounts his life, beginning with his birth in a cotton field. In the moments before the American civil rights movement, the narrator shares an epic American saga of struggle, strength, and destiny. Special thanks to BET Entertainment. (HD Cam. 115 min. Rated PG.) This series is part of the 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day Celebration at Indiana University. Sponsors include the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs, Black Film Center/Archive, Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center and IU Cinema. Screenings are free, but ticketed. Boycott (2001) Directed by Clark Johnson Saturday - January 19 - 9:30 p.m. In 1955, Rosa Parks dared to take an empty seat in the “Whites Only” section on a city bus in Montgomery, AL. Her single act sparked one of the first major battles in the civil rights movement. Naming Dr. King its president, the Montgomery Improvement Association successfully brought the black community together in one of the first major organized, grass-roots battles against segregation and racism in the 1950s. Boycott dramatizes the events of the Montgomery bus boycott, weaving vintage newsreel footage with scenes depicting the public and private dramas involved in the protests. Special thanks to HBO Films. (HD Cam. 118 min. Rated PG.) cinema.indiana.edu Living King’s Legacy 7