Athens forum on Charlottesville violence tonight at Library

An event to mark last weekend’s deadly racial violence in Charlottesville is scheduled for today in Athens: a community discussion, organized by the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement, is set for 6 o’clock at the Library on Baxter Street.

From the AADM Facebook page...

A Community Conversation and Public Reading. The event is inside the public library auditorium located at 2025 Baxter Street. Presented by Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement. Conversation led by Mokah and Knowa Johnson. Public reading by Milton Leathers, grandson of Andrew Cobb Erwin, former mayor of Athens (1918-1921).
Leathers will recite his grandfather's anti-KKK speech from the 1924 Democratic Party National Convention held at Madison Square Garden in NYC, during the height of the political convention historically known as the Klanbake. After the speech,
the floor will open up for conversation about Charlottesville and parallel issues here in Athens Clarke County and Northeast Georgia. Please attend and let others know about the event. #### Call or text 706-380-5256 for more information