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Established in 2021 and named after Washington and Lee professor Theodore “Ted” DeLaney, the DeLaney Center serves the campus and the Lexington/ Rockbridge community by hosting events that explore Southern race relations, culture, and politics. The center’s Screen to Square Film Series plays a crucial role in carrying out its mission.
The 2023-2024 season of the series features four programs tied to the theme, “Turning Points in the Civil Rights Movement.”
On Saturday, Nov. 4, at 1:30 p.m. in W&L’s Stackhouse Theater, the center will launch this project by showing an episode of “Southern Hoops: A History of SEC Basketball” that explores athletic desegregation between 1960 and 1970.
After the screening, there will be a discussion featuring remarks by a panel of current and former W&L athletes and input from the audience. This event is free of charge. Food will be served.
This year’s Screen to Square Film Series is made possible in part by a grant from Virginia Humanities. For this event, the DeLaney Center partnered with W&L’s Office of Alumni Engagement.
Anyone with questions can contact Sandy Sibold at [email protected] or (540) 458-8027.
To learn more about the DeLaney Center and its programming, visit https://my.wlu.edu/delaneycenter.
