Watch a screening of the iconic comedy-drama, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967, 1 hour 48 minutes, not rated).
When Joanna Drayton (Katharine Houghton), a free-thinking white woman, and black doctor John Prentice (Sidney Poitier) become engaged, they travel to San Francisco to meet her parents. Matt Drayton (Spencer Tracy) and his wife Christina (Katharine Hepburn) are wealthy liberals who must confront the latent racism the coming marriage arouses. Also attending the Draytons' dinner are Prentice's parents (Roy E. Glenn Sr., Beah Richards), who vehemently disapprove of the relationship.
Following the screening, Dr. Ian Afflerbach of the University of North Georgia will lead a discussion on the questions of race in American culture raised by the movie. The discussion will begin at 2:00 p.m.
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