A History Of The Electric Guitar, Emmett Till & The Civil Rights Fight, And Statehouse Blend Kansas

By Steve Kraske,

Published November 15, 2016 at 5:00 PM CST

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Devery Anderson will discuss his research and book, 'Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement,' at Kansas City Public Library's Central Library at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15. For more information, and to RSVP, go to KCLibrary.org.

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Steve Kraske

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