The Dallas Central Library presents

JASPER TEXAS:  The Healing of a Community in Crisis

On June 7, 1998, in the outskirts of Jasper Texas, three white men in a pickup truck dragged a black man named James Byrd, Jr. to his death. The horrific nature of the crime shocked the nation and threatened to fragment this small East Texas town.

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(Original photo by Sarah Wilson)

EXHIBITION OPENING CEREMONY and PANEL DISCUSSION
with
Dr. Ricardo Ainslie, Sarah Wilson, and members of the Jasper Ministerial Alliance

February 6th
6:30-9:00 pm
(duration of the show Feb 6th-Feb28th)

LOCATION
Dallas Public Library/ J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
1515 Young St Dallas, Texas 75201

Despite extensive media coverage, few are aware of the vital role that Jasper's churches and community leaders played in unifying their town during this difficult time.

Writer and psychologist Ricardo Ainslie, Ph.D. and documentary photographer Sarah Wilson present a photographic exhibition comprised of twenty-four black and white images as well as interviews with several members of Jasper's Ministerial Alliance, law enforcement officers, elected officials, and other citizens of Jasper.

This presentation honors the efforts of those individuals who worked to keep the peace in their town following the murder of Mr. Byrd. It also aims to foster community discussion and reflection regarding race relations, healing and reconciliation. Jasper can serve as an example of how a community can prevail in the most challenging of times.

Jasper, Texas: The Healing of a Community in Crisis Exhibition Opening Ceremony and Panel Discussion with Dr. Ainslie, Ms. Wilson, and members of the Jasper Ministerial Alliance: Thursday, February 6 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.

Duration of the photographic exhibit February 6-February 28, open Sunday 1-5 p.m./Mon-Thurs. 9-9/Friday, Saturday 9-5.

For additional information phone 214-670-7800.
Websites: http://www.dallaslibrary.org/central.htm  or http://www.ricardoainslie.com

Jasper, Texas: The Healing of a Community in Crisis is sponsored in part by the Texas Council for the Humanities, the Trull Foundation, The Cartright Foundation, the University of Texas at Austin and the Proj-Jex Gallery. The Dallas exhibition and program are supported in part by the Dallas Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology Arts Committee, the Greater Dallas Community of Churches, and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.