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Jim Emison on Murder on the Hatchie at Politics and Prose

Name: Jim Emison on Murder on the Hatchie at Politics and Prose
Start: 2026-10-31
Location: Politics and Prose at The Wharf

Politics and Prose at The Wharf · The Wharf, SW DC · Free · ★ 4.5 (412)

A civil rights history deep dive on the NAACP's first martyr, free at the Wharf bookstore.

Author Jim Emison discusses his book Murder on the Hatchie: The NAACP's First Martyr in conversation with law professor Aderson Francois.

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