A presentation and film screening at Temple Israel
May 7, 2015 - 7pm
Leo Frank was a Jewish man accused of the brutal murder of Mary Phagan, a young laborer in his Atlanta factory, in 1913. Frank’s trial and subsequent lynching two years later garnered nationwide notoriety and protest.
The failings of the American justice system and issues of race and religion that the Frank events encompass are in stark evidence in the daily headlines.
This essay was written during the production run of "Parade," at the Ford's Theater, September 23-October 30, 2011. Another version appears on the Ford's website.
“The Poison of Unspeakable Things”: Parade and the Leo Frank Case
by Gerri Williams
The Center for Sustainability combines the expertise and experience of Cooperative Extension educators to support, expand, and nourish the capabilities of DC residents to thrive. As part of the University of the District of Columbia’s College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability, and Environmental Science, the Center’s programs use both formal and non-formal education to foster practical skills as well as maintain the District’s natural well-being.
This quarterly publication covers the research, teaching, and institutional partnership activities of the Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) at the University of the District of Columbia. WRRI activities focus on the uses, quality, and management of the water and aquatic life of the Anacostia River and Potomac River watersheds. WRRI is one of the 54 state water institutes established by the U.S. government's Water Resources Research Act of 1964.
Writer and editor: Gerri Williams
Last month I was privileged to portray abolitionist and educator Charlotte Forten at the “In Her Honor” reception to honor the service of women in the Washington DC neighborhoods of Pleasant Plains/Park View. This traditionally black neighborhood in northwest Washington, DC, anchored by Howard University, was home to an orphanage with its roots in the Civil War era.
A Nation of Farmers: Defeating the Food Crisis on American Soil by Sharon Astyk and Aaron Newton. New Society Publishers, 2009
Last month I was privileged to portray abolitionist and educator Charlotte Forten at the “In Her Honor” reception to honor the service of women in the Washington DC neighborhoods of Pleasant Plains/Park View. This traditionally black neighborhood in northwest Washington, DC, anchored by Howard University, was home to an orphanage with its roots in the Civil War era.