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Applause - Carl and Louis Stokes Documentary

Applause

For many, the election of Barack Obama as America's 44th President is the culmination of a long hard struggle for equal rights, led by activists like W.E.B. Dubois, Rosa Parks, Dr. King, and Malcolm X, who paved the way for the election of the first African-American President. Two other pioneers that Barack Obama acknowledges for his landmark victory grew up right here in our own backyard - former Mayor of Cleveland Carl Stokes and Congressman Louis Stokes. The story of these two trailblazers is chronicled in a new documentary, Stokes: An American Dream, produced by WVIZ/PBS ideastream.

Joining us is one of the participants in that film, Susan Hall, Director of Community Relations at the Western Reserve Historical Society, and Producer David C. Barnett. You can catch the film on WVIZ/PBS on Monday, February 9th at 9:00 PM, and to learn more about the Stokes brothers be sure to check out the exhibit: Carl and Louis Stokes, From the Projects to Politics, on view at the Western Reserve Historical Society.

February 5, 2009