Movie Tells of Bonner Speaker
ESU Media Relations
Thursday, September 6, 2007
From ESU Media Relations
Emporia State University is offering students and the community an opportunity to learn more about its next Bonner and Bonner Diversity Series lecturer next week.
The Union Activities Council will screen the award-winning film, “Journey to Little Rock: The Untold Story of Minnijean Brown,” on Monday. The film will be shown at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. in the Kanza Room of ESU’s Memorial Union.
The documentary follows Minnijean Brown Trickey’s life of passionate social activism. It recognizes a woman, who through her own experience and courage, has moved history forward.
Minnijean Brown Trickey, one of the “Little Rock Nine” who became a pivotal figure in the civil-rights movement, will present the Bonner and Bonner Diversity Lecture Series at 7 p.m. on Sept. 12 at Emporia State, just days before the 50th anniversary of the 1957 desegregation of Little Rock’s Central High School.
The public is invited to watch the film on Monday and also to hear Minnijean Brown Trickey’s Bonner and Bonner Diversity Series lecture Sept. 12. The lecture will be presented at 7 p.m. Albert Taylor Hall in Plumb Hall. There is no admission charge for either event.