Self-Evident Truths

Historic Northampton is pleased to present a screening of two video episodes from Self-Evident Media’s series of educational resources. “One Minute’s Freedom” is about Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman and the abolition of slavery in Massachusetts and “The Truth is Powerful” (premiere) examines two public versions of Sojourner Truth’s most famous speech, “Ain’t I a Woman?” delivered in 1851. Each video is about 12 minutes long.

Following the screenings, Professor Ousmane Power-Greene will moderate a discussion with the scholars, filmmakers, and educators who produced the series: Jellissa Lacon, Michael Lawrence-Riddell, Chrishaunda Lee Perez, and Bayeté Ross Smith. For more information on the speakers, click here.

Self-Evident Media creates highly engaging, multimedia, educational tools that educators, students, and communities can use to engage in conversations to understand the histories and the legacies of systemic racism in the United States.

This Program is Free and Open to the Public. Click Here to Register.

Presented in partnership with: Northampton Open Media, the Center for Graduate and Professional Education at Mount Holyoke College, the David Ruggles Center, Holyoke Clemente Course in the Humanities, Northampton Education Foundation, Northampton Public Schools, and the Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee.