Italian-African filmmaker and social activist Fred Kudjo Kuwornu will visit the Western Illinois University campus Wednesday, Nov. 5, to speak from 7-9 p.m., in the Sandburg Theater.

Kuwornu will screen and discuss his documentary film, "Inside Buffalo," a multi-awarded documentary shot in Italy and the United States. It tells the "forgotten" story of the 92nd African-American infantry division of 15,000 soldiers who served in Italy during World War II. He will also discuss his latest work on immigration in Italian society, followed by a question and answer session and a reception in the Sandburg Lounge.

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Source: http://www.wiu.edu/