America250 Mississippi – The Emmett Till Generation: Youth Activism, Radical Protest, and Social Change in Jim Crow Mississippi
February 19 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
“The Emmett Till Generation: Youth Activism, Radical Protest, and Social Change in Jim Crow Mississippi” presented by Dr. Daphne Chamberlain
- February 19, 2026 @ 12 PM
- Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System downtown branch
- This presentation highlights the role of children, between the ages of 7 and 18, as leaders and participants in the Mississippi civil rights movement from 1946 to 1965. This presentation also offers a new perspective on the origins of the civil rights struggle and gives credence to how instrumental young people were to engaging in radical protest and grassroots activism in Mississippi.
- Free and open to the public. Young adults and Adults
- Contact: Mona Vance-Ali, 662-329-5300
- www.clplsamerica250.com
