About this Event
Join us as Dr. Grace Hale, Commonwealth Professor of American Studies and History at the University of Virginia, discusses her new award-winning history and memoir, "In the Pines: A Lynching, A Lie, A Reckoning."
In this book, Hale examines the history of the lynching of Versie Johnson in Jefferson Davis County in 1947 and her grandfather's role in that murder. She also discusses her own experience as a trained historian grappling with the truth of her family's past.
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To access the Webex, please request the password by emailing Dr. Andrew Haley at andrew.haley@usm.edu.