Mark St. Germain, and in the 2019 film The Best of Enemies, in which he is portrayed by Sam Rockwell. Death Ellis died of Alzheimer's disease in 2005, and Ann Atwater delivered a eulogy at his funeral. Posthumous recognition On November 2, 2019, Ellis and Ann Atwater were posthumously recognized as Main Honorees by the Sesquicentennial Honors Commission at the Durham 150 Closing Ceremony in Durham, NC for their contributions to the desegregation of Durham Public Schools in 1971. References Osha Gray Davidson, The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South (UNC Press Books, 2007) . Quotes, Quotes2 C. P. Ellis, Ann Atwater. An Unlikely Friendship, Documentary, produced by Diane Bloom, 2002, New York: Film Makers Library, Film. 1927 births 2005 deaths Deaths from Alzheimer's disease Neurological disease deaths in North Carolina Place of death missing People from Durham, North Carolina