On Monday evenings throughout June 2020, join the John Mitchell, Jr. Program for History, Justice, and Race at George Mason University, Busboys and Poets, and the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project for virtual town hall discussions with authors, activists, and academics on pressing issues at the intersection of race, peace, and justice.
Join us for the third virtual town hall, beginning with a screening of "Outrage in Rockland: The Lynching of Howard Cooper" and feature a discussion with the filmmaker and MLMP president Will Schwarz, and with trauma healing expert Dr. Corey J. Henderson.
They will be in conversation with Andy Shallal (CEO & Founder, Busboys and Poets) and Dr. Charles L. Chavis, Jr. (George Mason University).
Outrage in Rockland: The Lynching of Howard Cooper was recently released by The Maryland Lynching Memorial Project. The film examines the 1885 racial terror lynching of Howard Cooper in Towson (Baltimore County) Maryland.
This event is part of the A.C.T.O.R. (A Continuing Talk on Race) series at Busboys and Poets.
FREE, RSVP to receive the Zoom link.
Zoom link will be sent 24 hours before the event.
