It’s the 1950s, a time in America when signs indicating "Colored" and "White" were prominently hung on restroom doors, restaurant windows and drinking fountains. Eight-year-old Grace Carter doesn’t understand why "colored" schools have to settle for ripped books and hand-me-down school supplies, or why she can’t attend a school close to her home. At the same time, Thurgood Marshall, prominent legal counsel for the NAACP, has been traveling around the country looking for families who will challenge the segregation law, and who have the courage to take their lawsuits all the way to the nation's highest court. One day, the two meet and the brilliant fighter for human rights and this courageous little girl take on the doctrine of “separate but equal” in this gripping drama about Thurgood Marshall’s struggle against school segregation. Recommended for grades 3 – 9.
General Admission Tickets are $7 each and may be purchased at The Hemmens Box Office at www.hemmens.org, or by phone at (847) 931-5900.
The Hemmens Cultural Center, located at the corner of Symphony Way and North Grove Avenue in Elgin, IL, is easily accessible from I-90. Driving directions are available at www.hemmens.org. Parking is free.
