Our next Community Meeting will take place on TUESDAY, May 12 at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church (6050 Summer Ave) at 6:00 pm. We are honored to have a very special guest speaker and friend to LSP, Thomas Thrailkill. Tom will be sharing a presentation from his book, Murder on the Macon Road.
Thrailkill’s journey back to Memphis began with the discovery that his great-grandfather—a Memphis City Detective in 1917—had been involved in the investigation of Antoinette Rappel’s murder and the subsequent forced confession of Ell Persons. Generations later, this revelation led Thrailkill on a powerful pilgrimage to the Ell Persons lynching site, guided by members of the Lynching Sites Project and inspired by the words of Ida B. Wells: “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” Thomas Thrailkill’s experience at the Ell Persons lynching site led to the writing of Murder on the Macon Road.
Come hear his story, share in community, and continue our collective work of remembrance and repair. Copies of Tom’s book will be available for purchase, and he has graciously offered to donate the proceeds of the book sales at Monday’s meeting back to LSP.
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