There will be a ceremony to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the death of famed attorney Clarence Darrow Thurs., March 13, 10 a.m., at the Clarence Darrow Bridge in Jackson Park, south of the Museum of Science and Industry.
Northwestern University School of Law Associate Professor Catherine Crawford will be the principal speaker. Crawford will speak on ' The Jena 6: Challenging Racially Motivated Prosecutions.'
More than 100 Darrow regulars are expected to attend the annual outdoor wreath-throwing ceremonies at the bridge before moving into the Rosenwald Auditorium of the museum for the discussion.
Darrow died March 13, 1938. His ashes—and, later, the ashes of his wife Ruby, and his son Paul—were scattered from the bridge that was dedicated to his memory by the Chicago Park District in 1957.
For more information, contact Herb Kraus at 312-578-9114.