Evanston's Living History, a film by Craig Dudnick will be shown at the Jeudevine Library on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 6:30 PM for Black History Month.
The documentary is a compilation of Dudnick's interviews with members of the Evanston, Illinois African American community, including descendants of Crawford's family and residents who lived through segregation and the great migration from the south to the north. The documentary also describes the accomplishments of several prominent black Evanston residents, including Edwin Jourdain, the city's first black alderman, former police chief William Logan, former fire Chief Sanders Hicks, and former mayor Lorraine Morton. The documentary has no commentary. Its power is in first-person stories.
After the film there will be an update on Evanston as it is seen in 2020 and a discussion with refreshments! For more information call 472-5948 or www.jeudevinememoriallibrary.org.