This lunch talk will feature the former U.S. Senator for Alabama, Doug Jones. He will discuss his experience prosecuting the men responsible for the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The bombing, carried out by members of the Ku Klux Klan, killed four young, African American girls and injured over a dozen other individuals. It was a critical and tragic moment during the Civil Rights Movement and contributed to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Senator Jones prosecuted two of the men in the early 2000s, almost 40 years after the bombing. 

Join us on Wednesday, November 9th at 12:25pm for an interesting talk with Senator Jones and Roti rice bowls! 

This convening is open to all invitees who are compliant with UChicago vaccination requirements and, because of ongoing health risks, particularly to the unvaccinated, participants are expected to adopt the risk mitigation measures (masking and social distancing, etc.) appropriate to their vaccination status as advised by public health officials or to their individual vulnerabilities as advised by a medical professional. Public convening may not be safe for all and carries a risk for contracting COVID-19, particularly for those unvaccinated. Participants will not know the vaccination status of others and should follow appropriate risk mitigation measures.