To celebrate the history of civil rights in the South, the “Created Equal” film series kicks off on Tuesday at the Hill Memorial Library.
The series came from a grant the National Endowment for the Humanities created to showcase these films, said Paul Hrycaj, an instruction and reference librarian with the LSU libraries.  
“We saw that there was a grant for it that the National Endowment for the Humanities was advertising having to do with civil rights, and knowing that here in the South we’re very much involved with the civil rights movement, we decided it was something we should do,” Hrycaj said.
After applying and getting the grant, the film series was created and is now ready to be viewed. The series focuses on five different films, including one that was added by the LSU Libraries.
“The program started with four documentary films that were supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, and they’re all pertaining to civil rights,” Hrycaj said. “We decided that there was a film that was related to civil rights that was done locally called ‘Signpost to Freedom,’ which focuses on the Baton Rouge bus boycott, so we added that to the series.”
The film series consists of more than just screening the films. On the days of the screenings, there will be a discussion in the afternoon with University professors talking about the films.
“Typically, around noon we’re going to have a discussion on the film,” Hrycaj said. “We’re going to tear down the highlights of the films and display those and use them as the basis for discussion.”
In addition to showcasing the films, different locations will screen the films, including screenings on and off campus at places such as Baton Rouge Community College, Southern University, the West Baton Rouge Museum, the Hill Memorial Library and other buildings around campus. 
The film series will end with a general discussion about the films at the Shiloh Baptist Church.
“We’re looking forward to that as a capstone event with the series,” Hrycaj said.
The “Created Equal” film series begins tonight with the discussion and screening of “Signpost to Freedom.” For information regarding times and dates for future screenings, visit the LSU Libraries website at lib.lsu.edu/sp/subjects/createdequal.