“Josiah” documentary to be screened at Bainbridge library

The Geauga County Public Library announced that its Bainbridge Branch will be hosting a public screening of “Josiah,” a documentary that traces Josiah Henson’s journey from slavery in Maryland and Kentucky to freedom in Canada.

The free event will be held at 2 p.m., May 20. Register online at http://bit.ly/josiahmovie or call 440-543- 5611.

Watch the trailer and get more information at josiahhenson.com. 

The library is located at 17222 Snyder Road.

To accompany the documentary and to be released simultaneously is the definitive biography of Josiah Henson’s life, “The Road to Dawn: Josiah Henson and the Story That Sparked the Civil War” by author and documentarian Jared A. Brock.