Emmett Till Commemoration Events
at St. Andrew's Cathedral
305 E. Capitol Street
Jackson, Mississippi
August 9th: The Journey Series with Bishop Dorothy Sanders Wells →
August 10th: Remembering Emmett Till with Bishop Michael Curry and Bishop Dorothy Sanders Wells →
August 28th will mark the 70th anniversary of the 1955 death of Emmett Till. Ahead of that anniversary, St. Andrew's will host two events the weekend of August 9th & 10th intended to explore the significance of this tragic moment in Mississippi and American history and to discuss race and racial reconciliation in the context of the church. These events are open to the public.
The Journey Series
The History of Us: White, Black and Together in the United States
Led by Bishop Dorothy Sanders Wells
Saturday, August 9th, 9:00am - 3:00pm in St. Andrew's Parish Hall
Bishop Wells’ workshop, which emanated from her doctoral work, has been widely offered in the Memphis area and is centered around the holy understanding that part of our baptismal covenant to respect the dignity of every human being is to be willing to hear and respect all of our shared history – and not to silence any voices in the recounting of that shared history.
Tickets: $50 (includes lunch)
75 participants maximum | Advance registration required
Remembering Emmett Till
A Conversation with Bishop Michael Curry and Bishop Dorothy Sanders Wells
A Conversation with Bishop Michael Curry and Bishop Dorothy Sanders Wells
Sunday, August 10th, 3:00 - 4:30pm in the Cathedral nave
Bishop Michael Curry, former Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church, will join Bishop Dorothy Wells of the Episcopal Diocese in Mississippi, in a conversation about the ways in which Emmett Till’s death affected Mississippi and our nation – and how 70 years later, The Episcopal Church continues to strive to be a fountain of healing and a place from which holy conversation may take place.
Free to attend
Advance registration encouraged