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About the Event Date:
June 14, 2002 More About the Movie can be found at this web address: www.DreamHarlem2002.com other |
Juneteenth
in San Pedro
15th District Los Angeles City Council Member Janice Hahn was on hand at the Friday screening to present a Proclamation to Willie Adams for his efforts on behalf of black history and Labor. "It is appropriate to tie Langston Hughes' 100th birthday with Juneteenth celebrations," said event organizer Joe Gatlin, "because they both have connections to Black Americans' struggle for freedom." Hughes began his writing career in the late 1920's during an era in American literature known as the Harlem Renaissance. The themes in his stories and poems often dealt with the struggle of African Americans to realize the dream of freedom that was supposed to have been guaranteed at the end of the Civil War. Building Bridges According to HBI member and event chair, Laraine Arian, "One of the primary missions of the Institute is to provide a forum for education and to build bridges between cultures including the culture of labor. We're excited to be involved in these events. Juneteenth has been around all these years but remarkably it's still unknown to the majority of Americans. Langston Hughes, as well, is an American treasure that has been underexposed to the majority of Americans. We are proud to be able to work with the film's producers to premier "Hughes Dream Harlem" here in Los Angeles." A reception followed the screening and featured a Silent Auction of an original Langston Hughes painting. Additionally, private screenings were held for area students in the Harry Bridges Community Labor Center. home | projects | about HBI | Harry & the ILWU | reach us |
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The
Southern California branch of the Harry Bridges Institute, longshoreman/producer
Willie Adams and the San Pedro Committee were co-hosts for the Los Angeles
premier of the film "Hughes' Dream Harlem" at the Harry Bridges
Community Labor Center on June 14th, 2002, in San Pedro. A social hour began
at 6:00 PM with the screening at afterward. The event was free to the public,
marking the kickoff of the "Juneteenth" picnic and celebration
held the following day at San Pedro's Peck Park. There were special appearances
by several members of the Tuskegee Airmen who were celebrating their 60th
anniversary.