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America After Ferguson

Ifill with town hall audience
Courtesy of Nine Network
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Jason Winkeler Photography

Sun. Oct. 28 - 1pm on WKAR HD | A one-hour town hall meeting exploring the many issues brought into public discourse in the wake of Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, Missouri.

Moderated by Gwen Ifill, PBS NEWSHOUR co-anchor and managing editor and moderator and managing editor of WASHINGTON WEEK, the town hall meeting was held Sunday, September 21, on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis with an audience of more than 400. Included: interviews of former president Bill Clinton, NPR host Michele Norris and actress-playwright Anna Deavere Smith.

For much more, visit
www.pbs.org/specials/town-hall/america-after-ferguson/

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