Film Discussion & Q&A: “From the Cotton Fields… To Black Independent Schools!”

Widely honored as the “Father of Independent Afrikan Schools in the USA,” Dr. El Senzengakulu Zulu’s life is defined by extraordinary sacrifice, courage, and vision:

• Frontline Freedom Fighter: SNCC Executive Board member and CORE Freedom Rider who organized alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Medgar Evers, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Kwame Ture.

• Unshakeable Sacrifice: Endured 3 attempts on his life and 69 arrests while organizing voter registration and direct action against segregation in the Deep South.

• Educational Trailblazer: Founder and Director of Ujamaa School, the nation’s oldest operating independent African-centered school (58+ years).

• Global Leader: Honored as an authentic Chief in Ghana and personally invited to Tanzania by President Julius Nyerere.

WATCH THE PREVIEW & SPREAD THE WORD: Check out this short preview video highlighting his life story and movement work: https://youtu.be/C6rH6EYj8no?si=_Dl9UCCRjVuVa6kG