Clark Olsen will never forget the night of the brutal murder of his fellow Unitarian minister James Reeb in Selma, Alabama 46 years ago. 

On the evening of March 9, 1965 the ministers were walking back to Brown A.M.E. Church when they were attacked by a group of men incensed by the arrival of activists who came to Selma in response to Martin Luther King’s invitation to join the Selma to Montgomery March. 

On Sunday March 27^th, Mr. Olsen will present a documentary entitled “Murder in Selma” which describes the events in Selma and a turning point in American history:  passage of the Voter Rights Law of 1965 ending discrimination against black citizens who wanted to register to vote.  Mr. Olsen will also lead an audience participation piece entitled “Litany of the Generations” which is a moving visual demonstration about the legacy of slavery and segregation in the United States.

This Bemis Free Lecture Series event will be held at 4:00 pm in Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Road, Lincoln. 

Admission is free.