Special Screening -- The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt's Monument to Ida B. Wells

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In conjunction with our new exhibit, “Freedom of Form: Richard Hunt,” the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum invites you to a special screening of the documentary, “The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt’s Monument to Ida B. Wells,” followed by a discussion with the film’s award-winning director Rana Segal.

Wells was a fierce activist for civil rights and women's rights. Hunt was a major figure in American art for decades. This feature documentary weaves together the sculptor’s process and life story, with that of civil rights crusader, suffragist and antilynching activist. Hunt created the Light of Truth monument for the Bronzeville community at the former site of the Ida B. Wells Home. Wells’ history and the sculptor’s history intersect in their mutual reaction and actions as they confront the injustices of racism with their work.

This special screening of “The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt’s Monument to Ida B. Wells” will happen on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the ALPLM Union Theater.  Doors will open at 6:00 p.m.  This program is free to attend, but advance reservations are required.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: Rana Segal is an award-winning director, producer and cinematographer. Her work has aired on PBS, The Learning Channel, and Discovery Channel. She has filmed artists and musicians in Senegal, the Midsummer Festival in Sweden, architecture on the Chicago River, fishermen in the wilds of Siberia, the effect of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on the communities in Alaska, and the fight in the Indiana Dunes between environmentalists and industrialists. Her latest film called, “The Oracle of Bronzeville” is about the life of poet, Gwendolyn Brooks and the creation of the Gwendolyn Brooks Monument, by sculptor, Margot McMahon.