Dorothy Cotton was a bold, highly effective and important civil rights leader, the only woman on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Executive Staff. In celebration of Black Women’s History Month, The History Center and the Dorothy Cotton Institute are hosting a virtual screening of the award-winning short film THERE’S YOUR READY GIRL! which was produced during the pandemic with footage from the feature-length documentary currently in production, MOVE WHEN THE SPIRIT SAYS MOVE, about Dorothy’s life and legacy. Screening of the 11-minute film will be followed by a panel discussion on the experience of working with Dorothy and the role of women in Civil Rights history, featuring excerpts from a newly recorded interview with Ambassador Andrew Young and appearances by filmmaker Deborah C. Hoard, Dorothy Cotton Institute Fellows Laura Branca and Margo Hittleman and special guests.
This event will take place over Zoom. Register to receive reminder emails about the event, and you’ll access the meeting information to join on April 14th. https://thehistorycenter.net/event-4222277/Registration