Presented in partnership with the Heinz History Center

In partnership with Heinz History Center, NAAM invites you to join us for a virtual screening of "Dignity and Defiance: A Portrait of Mary Church Terrell," a documentary about a Black woman suffragist and civil rights leader.

After the film, historian Samuel Black and film producer Robin Hamilton will lead a virtual discussion. 

About the film:

Raised in privilege but degraded by persistent racial prejudice, Mary Church Terrell fought for the basic human right to be treated equally. Born the year of the Emancipation Proclamation, she made it her life’s mission to fight for justice. She, along with her husband, became champions of this cause. Along the way, their house became a beacon for change. Today, her former home on 326 T Street is a dilapidated frame in LeDroit Park in Washington, D.C. Its current state threatens to erase a landmark that deserves to be preserved for a woman whose efforts continue to impact the city.

About the producer:

Robin Hamilton is an Emmy-award winning journalist, filmmaker, and writer. Based in Washington, DC, Robin is a correspondent for the local Tribune affiliate’s news magazine program NewsPlus, and has hosted DC50-TV’s award-winning Black History month series for the past seven years. She received two master’s degrees, one from New York University, with a concentration in broadcast journalism, and a second in public administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, with a focus on policy and media. She founded the A Round Robin Production Company in 2012, which creates multiple videos for non-profits to help with fundraising, marketing and messaging initiatives. She wrote, produced, and directed her first film, This Little Light of Mine: The Legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer, about famed Civil Rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. It was released in 2015. “Dignity and Defiance: A Portrait of Mary Church Terrell” is her second film and was completed in 2017.