Keepers of the Flame
2023
⏱️ 17 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
On the eve of the 1913 inaugural Women's Suffrage parade, the formidable activist Mary Church Terrell, along with two leaders of historic African-American Sororities, Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta, confront and challenge parade organizer Alice Paul, regarding the racist, exclusionary practices of the white suffragette movement, for Black suffragettes to participate in the parade.
Crew
Director
Shari L. Carpenter
Writer
Judy Tate
Producer
Tia Dionne Hodge, Ed Wheeler, Messeret Stroman Wheeler