NRPL ‘True Crime’ Film Series: ‘BlacKkKlansman’ (2018)

Set in the early 1970s, this is the true story of Ron Stallworth, the first African-American police detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department, who went undercover and successfully infiltrated and became the head of the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan.  Directed by Spike Lee – 134 mins. Starring John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier

In this series, New Rochelle librarian and film historian Chris Poggiali will introduce and discuss four feature
films that examine true crime and detail the actions of people associated with and affected by criminal events.

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