On September 21, 2011, Troy Davis, who was convicted of murdering a Savannah police officer 22 years prior, was executed in the state of Georgia amidst massive protest, controversy, and doubts of his guilt.

On Wednesday, April 11 from 6-8pm, photojournalist Scott Langley, who traveled to Georgia to document the events, will exhibit photos and engage in a discussion entitled, "The Execution of Troy Davis: A Photo Documentary," on the 2nd floor of Lerner Hall.

Langley's documentary work has been widespread throughout the world in recent years. In addition to work as a photographer, he has been an active grassroots organizer against the death penalty since 1999.  A native Texan, he later went to North Carolina in 2004 where he and his wife co-founded the Raleigh Catholic Worker Hospitality House where families of death row prisoners may find free shelter, food and support. Since 2004, Scott has served as an Amnesty International USA State Death Penalty Coordinator.

This event is co-sponsored by the Columbia University Students for Human Rights, the Center for Human Rights Documentation & Research, Friends of the Columbia Libraries, and the Institute for the Study of Human Rights.

On April 16, the photos will be on view in the West Reading Room of the Lehman Social Sciences Library in the SIPA Building.