Kapolei Public Library’s "Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle" film and discussion series continues Saturday with "The Abolitionists," spotlighting Frederick Douglass and other early reformers in the 1830s who sought the emancipation of slaves well before the start of the Civil War.

Chaminade University historian Mitch Yamanaka will lead a group discussion after the screening.

The film/discussion series, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., is free and appropriate for children ages 12 and older.

Upcoming events:

» Nov. 2: "Slavery by Another Name" follows the civil rights struggle after the Civil War, including the forms of forced labor that kept thousands of African-Americans in bondage until the beginning of World War II.

Jack Taylor, an instructor of African-American literature and studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, will lead a discussion of the film, which is based on a 2008 Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same title by Douglas Blackmon.

» Nov. 16: "The Freedom Riders," based on Raymond Arsenault’s book, chronicles the pivotal Freedom Rides of 1961 in which civil rights activists challenged segregation. Hawaii Pacific University historian Jon Davidann will lead the discussion afterward.

The series is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of its Bridging Cultures Initiative to mark the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. In partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, materials and grants up to $1,200 were provided to community groups nationwide to host screenings and discussions. Local partners include the Hawaii Council for the Humanities and the Chaminade History Center.

Kapolei Public Library is at 1020 Manawai St. For more information, call 693-7050.