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US Civil Rights: On the Road to Freedom | The Nation

The civil-rights movement is one of the most significant chapters in our country’s history. As 2018 marked the 50th anniversary of the murder of Dr.

“Travel with André Robert Lee as we visit the iconic sites of the civil-rights movement, meet with people who were a part of history, and immerse ourselves in the courage and perseverance that continue to inspire today’s fight for justice and equality.“ ~ The Nation, Travels - The tour includes a stop at the new Civil Rights Memorial to Peace and Justice, in Montgomery, Alabama, which commemorates the victims of lynching.

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The Prep School Negro (Lee, 2012)

As a teenager, Andre Robert Lee's full scholarship to attend a prestigious Philadelphia prep school was supposed to be his way up and out out of the ghetto, but this elite education came at a high personal cost.

In the 21st century there will be no melting pot quite like the classroom, but it hasn't always been that way. Education, class, race, culture combine as Lee reflects upon an education received on the other side of the tracks.

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The Prep School Negro

2:30pm

Sat. May 5, 2012

• Clairidge Cinema

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WORLD PREMIERE André Robert Lee revisits the life-changing events of his adolescence when he gained a way out of Philadelphia’s ghettos with a scholarship to an elite prep school. As he moved into a different world, he grew distant from his sister and mother. In this poignant film, he explores thorny questions of race, education, opportunity and family. He also spends time with current day prep school students of color to see if anything has changed inside the ivory tower.