View the Future talk on Emmett Till by NBC News anchor
Yachats Commons multipurpose room Yachats, OregonInvestigative journalist and co-anchor of NBC News Chicago will discuss “The Lost story of Emmett Till: The Universal Story” at the Yachats’ Commons on Monday, Aug. 11. Marion Brooks will share her work on the Emmy winning documentary she and her colleagues produced in an evening of history, reflection and truth telling. She will explore the hidden history behind one of the most pivotal events in the American civil rights movement—the murder of Till – and why telling this story now is more important than ever. Till was an African American youth, who was 14 years old when he was