Journeys in the Light: Untold Stories of Cape Cod -- free film screening hosted by No Place for Hate - Falmouth on July 28 at

No Place for Hate-Falmouth (NPFH) presents a special, free, community screening of the documentary Journeys in the Light: Untold Stories of Cape Cod. The film, about people of color on Cape Cod, takes inspiration for its title from a quote from Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.” The screening, which is free and open to the public, will place Thursday, July 28, 7 p.m. in the Hermann Meeting Room of the Falmouth Public Library, 300 Main St., downtown Falmouth. Because seating is limited, we recommend that attendees arrive early for best seating. Light refreshments will be served.

Journeys in the Light was produced by ArtistsAndMusicians.org in collaboration with John L. Reed, Executive Director of the Zion Union Heritage Museum in Hyannis. Reed will be present at the screening and will take questions following the film. Scoba Rhodes, Chair of Falmouth’s Affirmative Action Committee, is featured in the film. According to the director Janet Robertson, Journeys in the Light recounts “the struggles and achievements of people of color – including Cape Verdeans - in this region, both through the eyes of contemporary artists and through the museum’s large collection of historical photographs, artifacts, and documents

Organized into 15 short chapters, the film moves from early segments like “The Promise of America,” “Pilgrims and People of the First Light” and “Darkness Falls” to “The Road to Freedom,” “Fighting for Civil Rights” and “Moving Cape Cod Communities Forward.” While addressing topics such as slavery on Cape Cod, the documentary also highlights people “who led the fight for freedom, drove for education and economic progress, transformed oppression into brilliant forms of creative expression, served the country in every war, and came to excel in sports, entrepreneurship, teaching, the arts, community service and various other professions here on the Cape and around the country.”

“We are honored and pleased to show this important documentary in Falmouth,” said Pamela Rothstein, Director of Lifelong Learning for Falmouth Jewish Congregation and member of NPFH steering committee. “We’ve seen the film and it offers a glimpse into the rich and varied history and contribution of people of color to Cape Cod communities. It is especially timely for Falmouth considering the Cape Verdean community here has started documenting its own history and there are certainly many untold stories among people of color on the Upper Cape.”

To complement the film screening, there will be an exhibit of prints showing icons of the civil rights movement at the Falmouth Museums on the Green July 20 through August 3 and a special reception on July 28 from 5:30 – 6:30 P.M. prior to the film screening. The exhibit, courtesy of the Zion Union Heritage Museum, contains prints from the series Icons of the Civil Rights Movement, created by Harwich artist Pamela Chatterton-Purdy, whose works are featured in the film. The series includes more than 30 portraits, each accompanied by historical notes researched and written by the artist’s husband David Purdy. The museum is open 10am-3pm Monday through Friday, and 10am-pm on Saturday.

For more information, please contact NPFH-Falmouth, npfhfalmouth@gmail.com or visit our Facebook page. No Place for Hate – Falmouth is a community-based organization whose purpose is to build bridges to combat bias and to promote respect for all people through advocacy and education.