2019: The Art of Democracy
Presentation Title
BlacKkKlansman: A Response to the Resurgence of Overt Racism in America Today
Keywords
racism, democracy, community engagement
Description
Acclaimed Kansas-based film-maker Kevin Willmott co-wrote the Academy-award winning BlacKkKlansman with director Spike Lee. In this address, Professor Willmott discusses how the film explores and exemplifies the rise of racism, Charlottesville, the Muslim travel ban, and the government shutdown over funding for the wall. The film is based on the true story of (and book by) Ron Stallworth, a young African American police officer who infitrated a cell of the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado Springs, CO in the late 1970s.
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BlacKkKlansman: A Response to the Resurgence of Overt Racism in America Today
Acclaimed Kansas-based film-maker Kevin Willmott co-wrote the Academy-award winning BlacKkKlansman with director Spike Lee. In this address, Professor Willmott discusses how the film explores and exemplifies the rise of racism, Charlottesville, the Muslim travel ban, and the government shutdown over funding for the wall. The film is based on the true story of (and book by) Ron Stallworth, a young African American police officer who infitrated a cell of the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado Springs, CO in the late 1970s.
