Total Credits: 3.4 MCLE, 3.4 Ethics, 3.4 Elimination of Bias, 2.0 Kansas Credit, 2.0 Kansas Ethics
Sponsored by MoBarCLE & The Missouri Bar Young Lawyers' Section
2:30 – 3:30 | Film Presentation The Milly Project (2021)
3:30 – 3:40 PM | Break
3:40 – 5:30 PM | Panel Discussion
Attendees must stay for the discussion to received credit for watching the movie.
Film Trailer: https://www.facebook.com/TheMillyTour/videos/the-milly-project-trailer/352349953325168/
“The Milly Project,” tells the story of an enslaved woman named Milly Sawyers who fought for and won her freedom in Springfield, Missouri before the Civil War. This film adaptation of the original play is written and directed by Kendra Chappell and details the many trials and tribulations of Sawyers, as taken from handwritten court manuscripts, only recently uncovered by local archivists. The Play continues to be shown across the State, and now the film seeks to widen the reach of Sawyers’ story. In 2021, The Milly Project was nominated for 3 awards at the New York International Film Festival, including Best Screenplay (Winner), Best Social Justice Film (Winner), and Best Acting Ensemble.
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Joel and Faye Dant are community leaders, and both are grandchildren of former slaves. They founded the "Jim's Journey Museum," a museum of black history in Hannibal and Northeast Missouri.
Joel and Faye Dant are community leaders, and both are grandchildren of former slaves. They founded the "Jim's Journey Museum," a museum of black history in Hannibal and Northeast Missouri.
Terrell Dempsey is an attorney with an office in Hannibal, Missouri. He is author of "Searching for Jim," which explores the impact of slavery on the work of Mark Twain.
Dr. Patrick Hotle is a professor at Culver Stockton College who is working on a book with Terrell Dempsey about abolitionist activity in Northeast Missouri prior to 1842.
W.T. Johnson is a retired school administrator, leader of community Fatherhood classes, and professional storyteller (his characters include Father Tolton, an escaped slave from Ralls County who became a priest).
James McConnell is an attorney and member of the Board of Governors of the Missouri Bar
Charnissa Holliday Scott is an attorney from Kansas City, Missouri who grew up in Ralls County.
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