Library of the Chathams to Host Award Winning Author, Activist Oct. 22

CHATHAM, NJ — Library of the Chathams will host award winning author, documentary filmmaker, and human rights activist Jen Marlowe this Saturday, Oct. 22 at 2 p.m. Marlowe will discuss her most recent book I Am Troy Davis, which was written with and about the Georgia death row prisoner and his controversial execution in 2011.

Davis was convicted of and executed for a 1989 murder of a police officer in Savannah, Georgia. The officer, Mark MacPhail, was working as a security guard at a Burger King at the time he was killed.

There was a world-wide outcry when Davis was executed because many people believe he was innocent.

Marlowe will talk about how working on her book spurred her involvement in the anti-death penalty movement.

"Here is a shout for human rights and for the abolition of the death penalty. This book, I Am Troy Davis, should be read and cherished," Maya Angelou said about Marlowe's book.

Pre-registration is preferred. You can sign up online, stop in at the library, or call the library at 973-635-0603 to register.

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