Film Screening: Just Mercy

940 New Hampshire Street,Lawrence KS 66044

26 February, 2022

Description

Free Screening at Lawrence Arts Center The Free State Festival, the Watkins Museum, the Equal Justice Initiative, and the Douglas County Community Remembrance Project invite you to a screening of the film Just Mercy, the compelling story of a civil rights attorney who worked to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner. This special event is part of a series of programs acknowledging the histories of segregation and racial injustice, both locally and nationally. The film will be preceded by remarks from Ursula Minor, President of the Lawrence Chapter NAACP, and the Rev. Verdell Taylor. 150 tickets will be available for this free screening in the Lawrence Arts Center. Proof of vaccination and wearing masks is required. Get your free tickets here.