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Let's Talk Books

"On Juneteenth" by Annette Gordon-Reed
2023-06-12 19:00:00 2023-06-12 20:00:00 America/New_York Let's Talk Books Please join Let's Talk Books Club in reading and discussing "On Juneteenth" by Annette Gordon-Reed. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

Monday, June 12
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-06-12 19:00:00 2023-06-12 20:00:00 America/New_York Let's Talk Books Please join Let's Talk Books Club in reading and discussing "On Juneteenth" by Annette Gordon-Reed. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

Please join Let's Talk Books Club in reading and discussing "On Juneteenth" by Annette Gordon-Reed.

Pulitzer Prize-winning Annette Gordon-Reed investigates Texas lore and greater U.S. history in the context of the June 19, 1865 proclamation in Galveston, Texas notifying enslaved people about the abolishment of slavery. Using her perspective as a Black woman and native Texan, Gordon-Reed dispels many of the held beliefs about who is a Texan. 

Place a hold on a copy here.

Let's Talk Books is the monthly book discussion club of the Kate Waller Barrett Branch. For more information, contact mzimmerman@alexlibraryva.org. 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion | Book Discussion Groups |

TAGS: | Texas | Juneteenth | book discussion | book club | African American History |

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