Friday, February 17, 2006

All Illinois Veterans Invited to Screen "First to Fight"

All Illinois veterans are invited to the premiere of "First to Fight" a documentary about the 761st Tank Battalion - the first Black troops to see combat as a unit in WWII. The film will be shown in the auditorium of Leo High School.

Leo High School
7901 S. Sangamon Street
Chicago, IL 60620

"First to Fight' is a 45 minute documentary and will air for the first time on Friday February 24th at 11:30 A.M. at Leo High School. This film was produced by COMCAST. A Q& A will follow the film and a luncheon for all veterans, staff, and students of Leo High School will follow.

Call Mr. Pat Hickey (773) 224-9600 ex. 16 for more information. This event celebrates Black History Month and all Illinois Veterans.

3 comments:

Anonymous,  1:51 PM  

Bravo, Lions.

I've been intending to pick up the book written by Kareem Abdul Jabbar on this same topic.

Bill Baar 2:42 PM  

Thanks for a Black History Post Hickey.. It's been a big boost for local history buffs... I'm reading a book on Chicago's 1919 race riots and want to finish it for post this weekend.

Those riots aren't discussed much in Chicago and I thing their legacy explains much about the kind of city we were in the 60s and 70s and are still dealing with today.

pathickey 3:24 PM  

Both are excellent! Bill, get Kevin Baker's new novel " Striver's Row" Kevin helped me edit my book about Leo and is author of "Paradise Alley."

His new book is the third in his New City Trilogy and set in Harlem in 1943, Malcolm Little (later Malcolm X) is the pivotal character in this historical fiction.

The 1919 Riots are still being fought - there were also Jewish/Polish riots on the west side at the same time.

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