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Gwen Carr is sitting in her living room, wearing a cream colored turtle neck and red sweater. She is looking off to the left. Words fill the background. Most notable are Say His Name, Say Her Name, I can't Breathe in white font

Screening: Her Fight, His Name: The Story of Gwen Carr and Eric Garner

Archive of Documentary Arts, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI), Libraries
Thu, September 10 at 12:00pm
“Her Fight, His Name: The Story of Gwen Carr and Eric Garner” (Brad Bailey, 2024, 30m) Discussion to follow with Director Brad Bailey and Mrs. Gwen Carr. The short documentary centers on Gwen Carr’s enduring fight for justice following the 2014 death of her son, Eric Garner, after being pinned to the ground in a […]
Gwen Carr is sitting in her living room, wearing a cream colored turtle neck and red sweater. She is looking off to the left. Words fill the background. Most notable are Say His Name, Say Her Name, I can't Breathe in white font

Community Screening: Her Fight, His Name: The Story of Gwen Carr and Eric Garner

Archive of Documentary Arts, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Libraries
Thu, September 10 at 6:30pm
Please note this screening will be held at the Durham County Main Library, 300 Roxboro Street, Durham. RSVP HERE. “Her Fight, His Name: The Story of Gwen Carr and Eric Garner” (Brad Bailey, 2024, 30m) A community discussion with director Brad Bailey and Mrs. Gwen Carr, and led by Natalie Bullock-Brown, will follow the screening. […]
A photo of Erica Armstrong Dunbar and the cover of "Never Caught"

Never Caught: A Conversation on History, Freedom, and Memory

History, Kenan Institute for Ethics, Libraries, Undergraduate Education
Fri, September 25 at 10:00am
Join acclaimed historian and author Erica Armstrong Dunbar for a thought-provoking conversation about her award-winning book, “Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge.” In dialogue with Duke historian Tamika Nunley, Dunbar will explore the remarkable story of Ona Judge, the complexities of slavery in the nation’s founding, and the enduring […]