The Crusader for Social Justice

The noted actor and director Zuhairah McGill explores the commitment of Orson Welles to hiring gifted African-American actors for psychologically complex, multi-dimensional roles at a time when Hollywood was offering Black performers comic roles that were both insulting and humiliating. Welles also campaigned against hate speech and participated in an effort to bring law enforcement officials guilty or racist and criminal conduct to justice.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, United States