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Mamie Till-Mobley
devoted the last six months of her life to keeping the story of her son, Emmett
Till, alive. When Emmet Till was lynched in 1955, his murder galvanized the
civil rights movement. In this moment, the continued police and vigilante
violence against young Black men has made Tills story more important than
ever.
Author and
journalist Professor Christopher Benson will speak on his work with Ms.
Till-Mobley on the award-winning, criti-cally acclaimed book, Death of
Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America. Professor Benson
will be joined in conversation by Chaz Ebert, Executive Producer of the
Shatterglass Films production of a movie based on the afore mentioned
book. The program will also feature a special presentation to the Mamie
Till-Mobley Memorial Foundation.
Death of
Innocence: Books will be available for purchase, $16 each
DATE:
Thursday, August 27, 2015 TIME: 6:00 p.m. 10:00
p.m. COST: $10.00 DISCOUNT: $5.00
DuSable Members
Call (773)
947-0600 for additional information.
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