Racist Roots Screenings

Please join us for a screening of Racist Roots on the campus of UNC-Asheville in the Mullen & James Humanities Hall. This powerful short film traces the modern North Carolina […]

We're excited to be screening the film Racist Roots on the campus of UNC Wilmington on Wednesday, March 15th, 2-3:30 pm. Find more details in the flyer and please share […]

This event is hosted by the Stan Greenspon Holocaust and Social Justice Education Center. Panelists will include exoneree Alfred Rivera, death penalty attorney Henderson Hill, and historian Prof. Gregory Mixon. […]

Join us to watch “Racist Roots,” a powerful 30-minute film that demonstrates the deep entanglement with white supremacy and racial terror lynching to today’s death penalty in North Carolina. After […]

Join us for an online screening of the powerful film “Racist Roots” followed by a panel discussion focused on an interfaith response to the film and the importance of building […]

The evening will use the powerful film Racist Roots as a context for panel discussion followed by Q&A. Panelists will include Julia Millar, an anti-death penalty organizer guided by her […]

Racist Roots is a 25-minute film created by the Center for Death Penalty Litigation which educates and brings awareness to the public about the injustices of the death penalty in North Carolina. The film explores the history of the death penalty in North Carolina and it's entanglement with slavery, lynching and racism, and shares the […]

We are proud to announce that we will be partnering with App State MSW students to hold an online Racist Roots film screening and panel discussion next Wednesday, March 20th from 6 to 7:30pm! It has been a few months since we have hosted an online Racist Roots screening, so if you have not yet […]

We are very excited to be hosting a Racist Roots screening and panel discussion at the UNC School of Social Work on Tuesday, March 26th from 12:30 to 2pm! "Racist […]

Join us Sunday, April 14th from 4-5:30 pm at the Plemmons Student Union (Room 226- Linville Falls) on the campus of Appalachian State University for The Racist Roots of the NC's death penalty […]

Join us Wednesday, May 8th at 5:30pm at Central United Methodist Church in Asheville, NC for The Racist Roots of the NC’s death penalty and the Commutation Campaign to end it! Racist Roots is a powerful 25-minute film that reveals North Carolina death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery, lynching, and racism. Following the film Jean Parks, […]

Join us Thursday, May 23rd at 6:30pm at Omni Cinemas in Fayetteville, NC for The Racist Roots of the NC’s death penalty and the Commutation Campaign to end it! Racist Roots is a powerful 25-minute film that reveals North Carolina death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery, lynching, and racism. Nick Courmon will be performing spoken word […]