The Dunnings Creek Friends Meeting, a local Quaker meeting, hosted journalist and author Cody McDevitt of Somerset as the first speaker in their ‘Still Listening’ guest speaker series on local history in September.
McDevitt spoke about his book, "Banished From Johnstown: Racist Backlash in Western Pennsylvania," which tells the story of one of the worst civil rights injustices in the history of our state. When in 1923, the mayor of Johnstown ordered over 2,000 Black and Latino residents were forcibly evicted out of Johnstown after the fatal shooting of four policemen.
“I hope it initiates a discussion," said Cody McDevitt. "I hope people will familiarize themselves with that event and start discussing what its implications mean for the area today and what it means for the country.”
To keep up with the "Still Listening" guest speaker series follow the Dunnings Creek Friends Meeting page.
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