Mildred Loving, left, and her husband, Richard P. Loving, photographed on Jan. 26, 1965, challenged
Virginia’s ban on interracial marriage, leading to a landmark Supreme Court ruling. Their fight for marriage
equality is told in the documentary “The Loving Story,” to be shown Tuesday at Bessie Smith
Cultural Center.SCHEDULE AT AGLANCE¦ Today, Feb. 13: “Slavery by Another Name” screening, 6 p.m., downtown library.¦ Saturday, Feb. 15: Genealogy workshop, 10 a.m.-noon, downtown library.¦ Tuesday, Feb. 18: “The Loving Story” screening, 6:30 p.m. Bessie Smith Cultural Center.¦ Tuesday, Feb. 25: “Freedom Riders” screening, 6 p.m., downtown library.
The Chattanooga Public Library continues its celebration of Black History Month with documentary screenings and a genealogy workshop. Admission is free to all events.
¦ Documentary screenings: On the schedule tonight, Feb. 13, is “Slavery by Another Name,” to be shown at 6 p.m. in the downtown library auditorium, 1001 Broad St. Coming up Tuesday, Feb. 18, is “The Loving Story,” to be shown at 6:30 p.m. at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd.
Both are part of a four-installment film discussion series titled “Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle,” chronicling the fight for equality from Revolutionary times to Martin Luther King Jr.
“Slavery by Another Name” is based on the New York Times best-selling book of the same name by Douglas A. Blackmon. Subtitled “The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans From the Civil War to World War II,” the book was awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, among other accolades. The documentary was broadcast by PBS in February 2012, attracting 4.8 million viewers.