As "Black History Month" continues this week, Herkimer County Community College is presenting the film, "Mandela, Long Walk To Freedom" Tuesday night. And according to HCCC, it's free and open to the public.

According to herkimer.edu:

"Black History Month Movie - "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"

February 25, 2014, 7:30pm - 10:00pm

Robert McLaughlin College Center (RMCC)

Room Number: 217

100 Reservoir Road, Herkimer, NY 13350

Phone: (315) 866-0300

Toll-Free in NY: (844) GO-4-HERK"

Here's a brief description of the film, according to Wikipedia:

"Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is a 2013 British/South African biographical film directed by Justin Chadwick from a script written by William Nicholson and stars Idris Elba and Naomie Harris. The film is based on the 1995 book Long Walk to Freedom by anti-apartheid revolutionary and former South African President Nelson Mandela."

Watch this official movie trailer:

 

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