BlacKkKlansman
Hawthorne Library 2707 E. Washington Ave., Madison, Wisconsin 53704
press release: USA / Biography, Crime, Drama / 135 min. / R
From visionary filmmaker Spike Lee comes the incredible true story of an American hero.
Its the early 1970s, a time of great social upheaval as the struggle for civil rights rages on. Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) becomes the first African-American detective on the Colorado Springs Police Department, but his arrival is greeted with skepticism and open hostility by the departments rank and file. Undaunted, Stallworth resolves to make a name for himself and a difference in his community. He bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan.