Name: Film Screening & Panel Discussion: SNCC, Sit-Ins, and "The Strange Demise of Jim Crow"
Start: 2026-07-30T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-07-30T20:00:00-05:00
Location: 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77006

Film Screening & Panel Discussion: SNCC, Sit-Ins, and "The Strange Demise of Jim Crow"

Join the Menil Collection for a screening of the 1998 documentary "The Strange Demise of Jim Crow," followed by a panel discussion with local Civil Rights scholars and activists speaking about the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee influence in Houston and the city’s desegregation strategies.
This program takes place in the main building, located at 01533 Sul Ross Street.
As always, Menil programs are free and open to all. Learn more: https://www.menil.org/events/film-screening-and-panel-discussion-sncc-sit-ins-and-the-strange-demise-of-jim-crow