The Disappeared: A Human Rights Film Series & Discussion
Deadly Secrets: The Lost Children of Dozier (FL, U.S.)
Thursday, March 11, 2021
4:30-6:30 PM
Off Campus Location
During Winter semester, a series of human rights films that focus on the theme of disappearances will be shown through Zoom. Discussion will follow the movie.
The Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida was supposed to be a place where troubled kids could go to straighten out their lives. What these boys found there would instead leave lasting scars and dozens of unexplained deaths.Deadly Secrets follows the work of forensic anthropologist Dr. Erin Kimmerle from the University of South Florida, who has made it her personal mission to uncover the truth behind these mysterious deaths and disappearances. With unprecedented access to family members, photography and old records, Dr. Kimmerle and reporter Ben Montgomery expose the truth behind Dozier's missing boys, providing closure to families that have been haunted by this nightmare for decades.
DISCUSSANTS
Susan Waltz (Ford School of Public Policy) & Sioban Harlow (School of public health); moderated by Leigh Pearce (School of Public Health).
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BiMutdkDRjG81-ZW85-5Og
READINGS & RESOURCES
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SH9iTfwRkpX00Y8BMNMd1Ib9wX-ruDB_3sgv9SXa2io/edit?usp=sharing
The Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida was supposed to be a place where troubled kids could go to straighten out their lives. What these boys found there would instead leave lasting scars and dozens of unexplained deaths.Deadly Secrets follows the work of forensic anthropologist Dr. Erin Kimmerle from the University of South Florida, who has made it her personal mission to uncover the truth behind these mysterious deaths and disappearances. With unprecedented access to family members, photography and old records, Dr. Kimmerle and reporter Ben Montgomery expose the truth behind Dozier's missing boys, providing closure to families that have been haunted by this nightmare for decades.
DISCUSSANTS
Susan Waltz (Ford School of Public Policy) & Sioban Harlow (School of public health); moderated by Leigh Pearce (School of Public Health).
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BiMutdkDRjG81-ZW85-5Og
READINGS & RESOURCES
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SH9iTfwRkpX00Y8BMNMd1Ib9wX-ruDB_3sgv9SXa2io/edit?usp=sharing
| Building: | Off Campus Location |
|---|---|
| Location: | Virtual |
| Event Type: | Film Screening |
| Tags: | African American, Anthropology, Discussion, Film, Free, History, human rights, humanitarianism, Humanities, Interdisciplinary, Multicultural, Public Health, Public Policy, Social Justice, Sociology |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Center for Midlife Science, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Donia Human Rights Center |
