Event Details
FREE Juneteenth Celebration Documentary Screenings
(in Cooperation with AMBS)
Ruthmere will be screening What Happened at Benham West on June 19th at 10am, 2pm and 6pm in the Game Room (ADA accessible will be shown in Ruthmere's garage). NOTE, THE 6PM SHOWING ONLY WILL ALSO INCLUDE A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOLLOWING THE SCREENING OF THE FILM.
What Happened at Benham West is a documentary film that examines the history of Benham West, an African American neighborhood in Elkhart, Indiana. Benham West was forcibly segregated in the 1920s yet became a thriving community for Black families and businesses over the following decades. The community was cleared in the 1970s in the name of urban renewal—yet very little was rebuilt or renewed. What Happened at Benham West tells the neighborhood’s story through the voices of 17 African American elders who lived it. Learn more here.
(574)-264-0330
(888)-287-7696
302 E. Beardsley Ave.
Elkhart, IN 46514
