Images courtesy of Shorefront
It is the story about the African American community of Evanston, Illinois; how its roots extend to the town of Abbeville, South Carolina and the horrific lynching of one of its prominent citizens, Anthony Crawford.
It is the story of how Crawford’s granddaughter, great-granddaughter, and great, great-granddaughter worked alongside the families of Emmett Till, Michael Schwerener, James Earl Chaney, and Andrew Goodman to gain passage of United States Senate Resolution 39, which apologized for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching legislation.
With interviews featuring some of those who lived this history: Joseph Burton, Phillip Crawford, Rosetta Gradford, Bishop and Mary Harvey, Sanders Hicks, Viola Hillsman, Sue Holloway, Delores Holmes, Doria D. Johnson, Rose Jourdain, William Logan, Jr., Eleanor “Brownie” Moore, the Hon. Lorraine H. Morton, Dr. Larry G. Murphy, Allen “Bo” Price, Mary Walker, Byron Wilson, and George E. Young, Sr.
It is the story of Evanston’s greatest generation; of their courage and sacrifice which helped to free all Evanstonians from the bondage of racial discrimination.
Produced and directed by national award-winning cameraman, Craig Dudnick.