Documentary Screenings and Discussions: The 761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers

Join the Executive Office of Veterans Services on Saturday, February 24, for a special screening and discussion of “The  761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers.”  Screenings will occur in two locations simultaneously in Massachusetts: 

Locations  

Raymond Jordan Senior Center

Address
1476 Roosevelt Ave.,
Springfield, MA 01109   

Partners: Springfield VSO, Springfield Mayor's Office, Springfield Health and Human Services, Massachusetts Black and Latino Caucus

John D. O’Bryant African American Institute, Northeastern University

Address
40 Leon Street,
Boston, MA 02115

Partners: Northeastern Veterans Services Department, Massachusetts Black and Latino Caucus  

About the Movie 

Executive Produced and featuring Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman, “761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers” will tell the true story of the 761st Tank Battalion, the first Black tank unit to serve in combat during WWII, and explore in-depth the major battles they faced both overseas while in combat and back home in the United States. It features an interview with one of the last surviving members of the 761st Battalion, as well as the current and first Black Secretary of Defense, Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, alongside new and archival interviews, period footage, still photographs and new commentary and stories from family and relatives of the Black Panther soldiers. The documentary will also feature insights and opinions of prominent historians on WWII and experts on race and inequality in America. 

1h 23m | 2023 | TV-MA L | CC