With the landmark film, THE APOLOGY, Fremont’s Second Saturday Documentary Film Series resumes in-person viewing on September 14, 2024. THE APOLOGY investigates a 1960’s incident in which Alameda County and the City of Hayward worked together to dismantle the community of Russell City. They pushed 1,400 residents out of their homes and businesses off their land—All to claim the land for a future industrial park.
Most Russell City residents were Black and Latino families who could not purchase homes or land elsewhere. They had developed their own community, dating back to 1853, with 13 businesses and seven churches, home to 205 families. All of it was destroyed in 1964.
THE APOLOGY—directed by Mimi Chakarova and produced by Aisha Knowles and Gloria Moore—features stories from twenty residents and their descendants. The film explores what a meaningful apology would be in the context of Russell City. What does it mean to make amends for a past that is very much in the present?
THE APOLOGY film screening
Saturday, Sep 14
1:30pm
Niles Discovery Church
36600 Niles Blvd., Fremont
