Overcoming White Terrorism & Black Fear: Past & Present-Lessons from MS

Join us in a conversation with special guest Leroy Clemons from Philadelphia, MS, in dialogue with Sedric McClure.
About this Event

Overcoming White Terrorism & Black Fear: Past & Present
Lessons from Mississippi to Minnesota with Leroy Clemons

“Of all our studies, history is best qualified to reward our research.” - Malcolm X

Friday, Oct. 9, 2026
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Hallie Q. Brown Community Center
270 North Kent Street
St. Paul, MN 55103

Join us in a conversation with special guest Leroy Clemons in dialogue with Sedric McClure about this timely topic along with other critical issues of our time.

• How did we face the KKK, and how do we face blatantly racist citizens with no masks today?

• What were the daily acts of courage/resistance by local leaders in MS to resist and protect community, and how are we doing this today?

• White terrorism isn’t often taught in schools or even in our communities. How does understanding history empower us?

• How do grassroots organizing and political education help us get courage to speak truth to power and engage with fascist government forces and other supremacist groups/citizens?

Special Quest: Leroy Clemons

Activist, Organizer, & Author

From Philadelphia, Mississippi where Schwerner, Chaney and Goodman were murdered in1964. Author of No Fear takes readers on a journey from silence to strength, from hesitation to purpose, and from fear to freedom. Executive Director of the Neshoba Youth Coalition. Co-founder of the Philadelphia Coalition. President of the Neshoba County NAACP.

Host: Sedric McClure

• Interim Dean of Multicultural Life and Assistant Dean for College Access, Macalester College

• Nu Skool of Afrikan American Thought - Faculty

Free and Open to the Public.

Light Refreshments Served.

Organized by In Black Ink

Sponsored by the U of M, CLA, Martin Luther King Jr. Program

A Town and Gown Event and Partnership

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