Good evening. My name is tony green. I am the Vice President for programs and National Outreach at the National Constitution center. I want to welcome you. Today, we are spending a lot of time marking the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights act. Were looking at it through the lens of one woman, viola liuzzo, who died in the Civil Rights Movement. Upstairs, and im sure all of you have been to the National Constitution Center Exhibit space, we have something called the American National tree, which has the stories of 100 people. And two of the people on there, at least, are heroes of the Civil Rights Movement and the battle to get to the Voting Rights act, and they are viola liuzzo and john lewis, who is supposed to be here tonight, but unfortunately is stuck in washington for votes. Gary may, who has written a very readable, interesting, and compelling book, is with us tonight to talk about the fbis role in Viola Liuzzos murder, the ku klux klan, and the other factors that led to why
It started as niger history week and of course has expanded to black History Month. We would like to thank our sponsors, they include prince georges truth branch, usa today and the law and policy group. We would also like to thank all of those people who make black history happen all year round. The year 2019 especially for many reasons, and we will explore those reasons into parts, part one, will talk about the theme for black History Month this year and that is black immigration, our president also includes a panel of scholars who will like in this occasion with their expertise on the 400 years of African American perseverance and resilience triggered from that arrival in 60 19. First if we have her here, we are looking for the president of the National Press club, Alison Fitzgerald kodiak who will come to give welcome in a few minutes. We are also honored to have the presence of the founding director of the African American museum of history and culture and also a ray of light. Than
For coming on this very rainy and dreary and cold day last wednesday of black history month. So were going to celebrate with this topic today. But its such an honor to really bring this story to you. I think this is a remarkable woman, and i am so honored to feature her work today. So i want to start by thinking about the ways that we are currently living in this age of remembering mamie tillmobley. In the last two years, we have observed the abc limited series women of the movement dramatized the lives and stories of emmett till and mamie tillmobley and make them a sex accessible on television screens, on mobile devices and the streaming platform. Hulu unfolding across six episodes over three weeks. Women are the movement centers to mobilize activist efforts in the wake of our sons brutal murder and brilliantly portrays the heroic deeds of the individual communities and organizations supporting our desire to bring awareness to tills death and hold accountable those responsible for its
For coming on this very rainy and dreary and cold day last wednesday of black history month. So were going to celebrate with this topic today. But its such an honor to really bring this story to you. I think this is a remarkable woman, and i am so honored to feature her work today. So i want to start by thinking about the ways that we are currently living in this age of remembering mamie tillmobley. In the last two years, we have observed the abc limited series women of the movement dramatized the lives and stories of emmett till and mamie tillmobley and make them a sex accessible on television screens, on mobile devices and the streaming platform. Hulu unfolding across six episodes over three weeks. Women are the movement centers to mobilize activist efforts in the wake of our sons brutal murder and brilliantly portrays the heroic deeds of the individual communities and organizations supporting our desire to bring awareness to tills death and hold accountable those responsible for its
But its such an honor to really bring this story to you. I think this is a remarkable woman, and i am so honored to feature her work today. So i want to start by thinking about the ways that we are currently living in this age of remembering mamie tillmobley. In the last two years, we have observed the abc limited series women of the movement dramatized the lives and stories of emmett till and mamie tillmobley and make them a sex accessible on television screens, on mobile devices and the streaming platform. Hulu unfolding across six episodes over three weeks. Women are the movement centers to mobilize activist efforts in the wake of our sons brutal murder and brilliantly portrays the heroic deeds of the individual communities and organizations supporting our desire to bring awareness to tills death and hold accountable those responsible for its. After. Women of the movement aired each week. The three part docu series let the world see immediately followed, providing audiences with ano