Coming into Sumner, Mississippi, in 1955, there was a sign that read "Sumner: A Good Place to raise a boy." I am presented with the question: raising a boy to be what? It has been seventy years since the murder of Emmett Till. The question still presents itself: how do we raise boys into the dead spirit of toxic masculinity, or into the spirit of life-giving masculinity?
James Scott
As a community-based educator, Scott has years of experience designing and facilitating workshops on toxic masculinity with men and at-risk youth. A 2020 graduate of Goucher College and Smithsonian intern, Scott applies his skills as a historian to identify the root causes of harm.