New Documentary Film Presents Mayor Hubert Humphrey’s Civil Rights Legacy

MINNEAPOLIS — In June 1945, 34-year-old Hubert Humphrey won election as mayor of Minneapolis. Three years later, his electrifying speech calling for civil rights at the Democratic National Convention made him a national figure and he won election to the U.S. Senate.

A new film by Mick Caouette, “Mayor Humphrey of Minneapolis,” looks at Humphrey’s three years as the city’s mayor, when he pushed through the nation’s first fair employment practices law, addressed crime and corruption, and attacked racism and anti-Semitism.

(Caoutte previously produced a documentary focused on Humphrey’s time on the national stage).

“Mayor Humphrey of Minneapolis” will be screened Thursday, October 26 at 7:00 p.m. at the Cowles Auditorium at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 301 S. 19th Ave. in Minneapolis.

The event is free and seating is limited with advance registration required.

For more information, or to register, visit www.hhh.umn.edu.

The film also will be shown at an event October 28 at the Minnesota History Center.