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MLK Day 2015
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Related Books
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Just Mercy by Call Number: Rockefeller Hall, New Books -
Sundown Towns by Call Number: Floor 2M, 363.51 L8273 s
Keynote Speaker: John Forte
Websites
Video
- ONE ON ONE: JOHN FORTÉ on THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
- TEDxMIDATLANTIC TALK & PERFORMANCE (2009)
Bryan Stevenson
Websites
- Equal Justice Initiative - founded by Bryan Stevenson, EJI provides legal representation to indigent defendants and prisoners who have been denied fair and just treatment in the legal system
- NPR Interview on Just Mercy
- NY Time's Review of Just Mercy
Video
Carlton Mackey
Website
- Carlton Mackey - Learn about his projects 50 Shades of Black, Beautiful in Every Shade, Black Men Smile, and more
- Carlton Mackey - Conversations Beyond Color
Video
- Trailer for 17 Degrees Aint Nothing, a documentary about homelessness in Atlanta
Crows in Eden - Resources on Sundown Towns
Articles & Websites
- James W. Loewen. "Sundown Towns and Counties: Racial Exclusion in the South." Southern Cultures 15, no. 1 (2009): 22-47. http://muse.jhu.edu/ (accessed January 9, 2015)
- Loewen's website on Sundown Towns
Video
- Melissa Harris-Perry talks about the history of sundown towns in America, where the warning was to African Americans to not "let the sun go down on you."
Jane Elliott - A Class Divided
Website
- Visit PBS site to watch each segment of A Class Divided, view related readings, etc.
Video
- Watch A Class Divided below: