Celebrate Juneteenth: THE BINGO LONG TRAVELING ALL-STARS & MOTOR KINGS + panel with Milt Thompson
Schedule
Mon Jun 19 2023 at 11:30 am to 01:50 pm
Location
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center | Silver Spring, MD
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THE BINGO LONG TRAVELING ALL-STARS & MOTOR KINGS followed by panel discussion with Milt Thompson (MLB star raised on the Black Sandlots of Emory Grove), Billy Gordon (historian of Montgomery's Black Sandlots) & Bruce Adams (president, Bethesda Community Base Ball Club)Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long (Billy Dee Williams) is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter (James Earl Jones) and Charlie Snow (Richard Pryor), who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by Black teams, Long's team plays against minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals. RATED PG
Additional showtimes available (no panel)
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Where is it happening?
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, 8633 Colesville Rd,Silver Spring,MD,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
