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Film Showing Friday & Saturday, February 14 & 15, 9 am-5 pm and Sunday, 1-5 pmTalk by director Denetra Hampton Friday & Saturday at 12:00 pm
Entry to the film and talk is free.
Learn the story about these Hampton Civil Rights Heroes recently honored with an historical marker.
Created by For Nurses By Nurses Productions, the 35-minute film is based on the 1963 landmark civil rights case occurring at Dixie Hospital in Hampton, Virginia. On August 8, 1963, three black nurses, Mildred Smith, Patricia Taylor (McKenzie), and Agnes Stokes (Chisman), had decided to eat lunch in the new, spacious whites-only cafeteria of the hospital rather than in the cramped basement classroom designated for non-whites.
The three women were fired on the second day of their sit-in and sued the hospital for racial discrimination. April 28, 1966 the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously reverses a lower court decision and ordered Dixie Hospital to reinstate the employment of nurses.
The film will run continuously throughout the weekend. At noon on Friday and Saturday, the film’s producer and director, Denetra Hampton will introduce the film with the talk, “The Importance of The African American Nursing Experience During the Civil Rights Movement.”
“The Dixie 3” debuted at the Hampton History Museum in 2022. One of the more interesting aspects of the production was the use of real nurses to portray their historic counterparts. Angela Mitchell, RN, portrays Patricia Taylor; T’Wanda Lowery, RN, portrays Agnes Stokes; and Melanie Outlaw, RN Portrays Mildred Smith.
The Hampton History Museum is located at 120 Old Hampton Lane in Downtown Hampton. There is free parking in the garage across the street from the museum. For more information visit www.hamptonhistorymuseum.org or call 757-727-1102.
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120 Old Hampton Ln, Hampton, VA, United States, Virginia 23669
