Good Friday and the Lynching of Ell Persons

Good Friday and the Lynching of Ell Persons 2016-03-26T10:49:31-05:00

Watch as Broderick Greer connect the lynching of Mr. Ell Persons, 99 years ago in Memphis, Tennessee to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the present-day brutality of marginalized people.

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