Terry Mattingly

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Terry Mattingly is a veteran religion-beat journalist who, for 35 years, has written the national “On Religion” column, currently with Andrews McMeel Universal syndication. He is a senior fellow at Saint Constantine College in Houston. Mattingly previously led the Washington Journalism Center program for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and taught mass media and religion at Denver Seminary, Milligan University, and Palm Beach Atlantic University. For 20 years, he led GetReligion.org, which is now a research archive on mainstream religion-news coverage. Mattingly majored in journalism and history at Baylor University, as well as earning an M.A. in Church-State Studies. He has an M.S. in communications from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. The Mattinglys live in Elizabethton, Tenn., and attend Christ the Savior Orthodox Church.

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Author Ron Collins on Till: Confront injustice by shining a light on it
Author Ron Collins on Till: Confront injustice by shining a light on it

The tragic events of the murder of Emmett Till in 1955 and the farcical trial that followed were discussed in a program at the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics on Oct. 9.  Author Ronald Collins discussed his new book, “Tragedy on Trial: The Story of the Infamous Emmett Till Murder Trial.”

Marty Stuart and the pilgrim’s spot: Philadelphia, Mississippi
Marty Stuart and the pilgrim’s spot: Philadelphia, Mississippi

Country music icon Marty Stuart along with the Philadelphia Arts Council restored the Ellis Theater in Philadelphia, Miss., to establish the Marty Stuart’s Congress of Country Music.

Documentary ‘The Harvest’ will be screened at the Overby Center
Documentary ‘The Harvest’ will be screened at the Overby Center

On Oct. 17, the Overby Center will host a screening of “The Harvest,” a documentary film about the transformation of a small Mississippi town during desegregation. The program will feature Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas Blackmon, who wrote and co-produced the film.

Overby Center to host author and scholar Ronald Collins
Overby Center to host author and scholar Ronald Collins

The Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics will host Ronald Collins, retired law professor and scholar, to discuss his new book on the trial of Emmett Till. The program will be Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 5 p.m. in the Overby Center Auditorium on the University of Mississippi campus. Collins will be discussing “Tragedy on Trial: The Story of the Infamous Emmett Till Murder Trial.”

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