Panel Discussion: The Autobiographyof Miss Jane Pittman

SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Saratoga Jewish Cultural Festival presents a panel discussion on Zoom of the 1974 film The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman as part of its social justice series at 7 p.m. on Sept. 8. 

The made-for-television film was groundbreaking in the early 1970s for its humane and respectful treatment of African Americans and their culture before, during and after slavery. It includes struggles and triumphs, including significant events and themes of the Civil War, slavery, reconstruction, sharecropping, unequal education, abuse of power and the civil rights movement.

“This is actually a film (and book) ahead of its time,” says Phyllis Wang, Coordinator of SJCF. “History up to this period was primarily told through men, mainly white men, while this sweeping history of black Americans is told through and by a woman.”

Registration for the panel discussion is required at:  https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/sY2viih/MissJanePittman