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The Elmore Bolling Initiative Brochure
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Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
A Jeffrey Robinson Documentary | January 2022
Former ACLU Deputy Legal Director Jeffery Robinson’s groundbreaking talk on the history of U.S. anti- Black racism is interwoven with archival footage, interviews, and Robinson's story, exploring the enduring legacy of white supremacy and our collective responsibility to overcome it. Read the raving reviews here. -
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“Spiritual Journey: From Slavery to Hall of Fame”
Alabama Historical Association Conference | April 9, 2021
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Black Business Owners Must Overcome Obstacles to Have a Chance at Building Wealth
ABC Nightline | March 1, 2021
Byron Pitts interviews Jo about how her father's murder for being "too prosperous to be a Negro" erased the wealth he had built and plunged her family into poverty. -
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The story of Elmore Bolling and his family illustrates America’s racial wealth gap, “perhaps the most glaring legacy of American slavery and the violent economic dispossession that followed.”
by Trymaine Lee for 1619 Project
The New York Times Magazine | August 14, 2019
A vast wealth gap, driven by segregation, redlining, evictions and exclusion, separates black and white America. -
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New lynching memorial in Alabama offers chance to remember and heal
The Los Angeles Times | April 21, 2018
At the opening of the Equal Justice Initiative's National Memorial for Peace and Justice, Jo was interviewed about her father who is one of the over 4,000 lynching victims honored at the site.
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A national memorial confronts the terror of lynching
PBS News Hour | April 27, 2018
Newshour correspondent Jeffrey Brown interviews Jo for the report: A National Memorial Confronts the Terror of Lynching.
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The Penalty for Success: My Father Was Lynched in Alabama
The Commonwealth Club
San Francisco, California | April 8, 2019Jo was interviewed by University of Santa Clara School of Law professor Margaret Russell at America’s oldest and largest public affairs forum.
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Pilgrimage Hayneville, AL | August 15, 2026
Josephine Bolling McCall lighs memorial candle as Elmore Bolling was recognized as CR MARTYR.
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2024 Biennial Funderaiser
The Elmore Bolling Intiative hosted the 2024 Biennial Funderaiser Weekend featuring award winning journalist and creator of the 1619 Project, Nikole Hannah-Jones.
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2022 Gala
Celebrating the 80th birthday of Josephine Bolling McCall and the SNCC Women of the Civil Rights Movement; focusing on equity in the Fight for Freedom, Scholarship, Education, and Entrepreneurship.
