In honor of Black History Month, The Park Theatre in Jaffrey will screen the debate between Black author and activist James Baldwin and public intellectual and conservative author William F. Buckley Jr. Sunday, Feb. 27, at 2 p.m. in the King Auditorium screening room.
The highly publicized debate occurred at the Cambridge Union at Cambridge University in Great Britain on Feb. 18, 1965. The debate was titled “Has the American Dream Been Achieved at the Expense of the American Negro?” The 60-minute debate occurred during the height of the civil rights movement led by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. It aired on the predecessor of PBS (NET – National Educational Television), and the program achieved a record audience rating for the nascent network.
Admission is free, but reservations are recommended. Go to theparktheatre.org to register for free tickets or call the box office at 603-532-8888. The theater is at 19 Main St. in downtown Jaffrey.