In a first-time collaboration, the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum and the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County’s Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) welcome audiences to learn more about the compelling origins of Overtown, a Miami city that encapsulates the indomitable spirit of the African American metropolis.
In their one-hour documentary, “Crossing Overtown,” Jewish filmmakers Scott Barnett and Johanna Vega delve into the unique role that Overtown plays in the national civil rights movement and its influence on other predominantly Black cities. The film tracks the legacy of Jim Crow America in South Florida and how black residents’ response to racism and discrimination would eventually lead to the nation’s only Black Precinct and Colored Courtroom in the Historic Village of Overtown.
A panel comprised of the director, historians and social justice activists featured in the film will follow the screening. Audiences can ask questions of Barnett; producer Joanna Vega; Overtown resident and Police Chief Delrish Moss; Dr. Tameka Hobbs; and HistoryMiami Museum Resident Historian, Dr. Paul George.
Join us at the Fieldhouse in Old School Square for the screening of “Crossing Overtown”, on Wednesday, October 11th at 6pm. Doors open at5:30pm.