university celebration of black history month. i d like first to thank the program sponsor abs corporation for the generous support. it s this kind of support that so crucial and making the series possible as a public service to our community. our speaker this evening is university of kansas professor dave tell, author of the 2019 book titled, remembering emmett till which will be available for sale and signing in the foyer at the conclusion of tonight s program. doctor tell, who has a doctorate from penn state, has one new was around for both research and teaching. his research focuses on issue of race, memory, and the digital humanities. since 2014, he has focused in particular on the legacy of the murder of emmett till. in which he has been a long time partner with emmett till memorial commission of tallahatchie county. his work has a taunt strong public dimensions, scholarship is written for broad public audiences, he s worked extensively with the tally memorial commissio