William B. Gravely, professor emeritus of religion at the University of Denver and a native of Pickens County, will discuss his new book about the lynching of Willie Earle Tuesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. in Room 126 of Furman University’s Plyler Hall. His lecture, “Unwanted Attention: How Greenville Handled the Willie Earle Lynching Case,” is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by Furman’s Department of History and the Gilpatrick History Society. For more information, contact Furman’s News and Media Relations office at 864-294-3107.
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