'Slavery by Another Name' screened as part of Ideas & Images series

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (11/05/2013)(readMedia)-- Flagler College will present the film "Slavery by Another Name" as part of the National Endowment for the Humanities' African-American film series on Nov. 21.

The films are part of the Created Equal program created by the NEH and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, launched to bring four nationally acclaimed films on civil rights to historic sites, museums and libraries across the country.

All films will be screened at 7 p.m. at the Gamache-Koger Theater in the Ringhaver Student Center, 50 Sevilla St., St. Augustine.

"Ideas and Images: Visiting Scholars and Artists Program" features an international composition of artists and authors, introducing a fresh and creative component to the greater St. Augustine community.

Each event is free and open to the public. Call (904) 819-6282 or visit flagler.edu/our-community for more information.

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 29 majors, 34 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review regularly feature Flagler as a college that offers quality education at a relatively low cost. A Flagler education is less than half the cost of similar private colleges, and competitive with many state universities. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for its historic beauty. The centerpiece of the campus is the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, a grand resort built in 1888 by Henry M. Flagler, industrialist, railroad pioneer and co-founder of Standard Oil. The Ponce has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.