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American Promise

Abington Friends School will screen the documentary “American Promise,” followed by a panel discussion featuring AFS students. Presented by Abington Friends School and the Cheltenham Area Branch of the NAACP. The film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Abington Friends School students. Reserve your ticket herehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/american-promise-tickets-11140326015

A Sundance award winning documentary, American Promise spans 13 years in the lives of two African American students who make their way through Dalton, a prestigious private school in New York City. Chronicling the boys' paths from kindergarten through high school graduation, this provocative, intimate documentary presents complicated truths about America’s struggle to come of age on issues of race, class and opportunity. 


 

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