From Selma to Sorrow: The Life and Death of Viola Liuzzo will tell the story of the wife and mother of five who died due to her affiliation with the civil rights movement. She was shot and killed by three Ku Klux Klan members and an FBI informant for her involvement in the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches in 1965.
Senior executive and executive producer of Allen Media Group/Entertainment Studios film and television content,
Carolyn Folks, gained the global rights of the story and will serve as producer and executive producer alongside Allen.
Carolyn Folks and Tina Andrews. (Image: Allen Media Group/ES)
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DAY TWO - TO OXFORD FOR HAROLD
Barbara and I were joined now by her son Aidan and another friend and “Burson Person”, Trina Foster, at the start of Day Two for our onward journey to Oxford, Mississippi. On our agenda: a 90-minute drive that would take us through the forested rolling hills of northern Mississippi.
All of us had made this trip to attend the memorial service of a friend and mentor, Harold Burson, the late founder of the public relations firm Burson-Marsteller, where Barbara, Trina and I had worked for many years.
Described by PRWeek magazine as “the [20th] century’s most influential PR figure”, Harold had passed away at 98 in Memphis, where he had moved to after a storied New York career and completion of his book, The Business of Persuasion: Harold Burson on Public Relations part autobiography and part lessons for us all. A memorial service was to take place at the Paris-Yates Chapel at Harold’s alma mater, The University of Mississippi, founded in 1848.
Known as the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement, Montgomery is inviting those seeking a purposeful and meaningful travel experience to visit the destination throughout February, or those choosing to honor Black history any time of the year with a future stay. The current social justice movement has ignited an overwhelming desire and demand for educational and purposeful travel, Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President, Dawn Hathcock, shared in a statement. Montgomery provides visitors with an enlightened perspective that they can t find anywhere else. Our thought-provoking cultural and civil rights experiences remind us of how far we have come and inspire us to continue fighting for change.