But iran along with these Television Companies support cspan 2, as a Public Service. Welcome to tonights lecture on the tragic life of emmett tell. It was 1955 him, has been described as given rosa parks the strength to sit down, and martin lurking junior the courage to stand up. This is one of our great lives presentation, with the University Celebration of black history month. Id like first to thank the Program Sponsor Abs Corporation for the generous support. Its 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 tonights program. Doctor tell, who has a doctorate from penn state, has won new was around for both research and teaching. His research focuses on issue of race, memory, and the digital humanities. Since 2014, he has f