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Author Talk: Dr. Brenda Mitchell Powell

The Alexandria 1939 Sit-In: Then and Now
2024-08-21 18:30:00 2024-08-21 19:30:00 America/New_York Author Talk: Dr. Brenda Mitchell Powell Join Dr. Brenda Mitchell Powell for a discussion of the 1939 Sit-In and its relevance for modern times. Local History/Special Collections - Sprouse Rare Book Room

Wednesday, August 21
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-08-21 18:30:00 2024-08-21 19:30:00 America/New_York Author Talk: Dr. Brenda Mitchell Powell Join Dr. Brenda Mitchell Powell for a discussion of the 1939 Sit-In and its relevance for modern times. Local History/Special Collections - Sprouse Rare Book Room

Local History/Special Collections

Sprouse Rare Book Room

Join Dr. Brenda Mitchell Powell for a discussion of the 1939 Sit-In and its relevance for modern times.

Join Dr. Brenda Mitchell Powell for a discussion about library access for African Americans in the late 1930s, book banning, and criminalization of library access. She will also discuss the 1939 Sit-In and its relevance to issues of today. She is the author of "Public In Name Only," which explores the history of 1939 Sit-In and it's impact on Alexandria and the civil rights movement.

This venue has limited seating so please register to attend. This event will be livestreamed and recorded.

Click this link to join the livestream on August 21.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Local History | Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion | Author Talks | Anniversary |

TAGS: | local author | History | Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion | civil rights | Author talk | Author | #1939SitIn |

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