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Reading and Discussion

African American Experience: Memoirs and Essays

Live Event
November 13, 2022: 1:30 pm

Personal writing by African-American authors can transcend self-reflection, becoming meditations on history, justice, and freedom from oppression. From Frederick Douglass’s first autobiography to Malcolm X’s incendiary account of his political awakening, the memoirs and essays in this series reveal as much about society as they do about their authors.

Details

Date:
November 13, 2022
Time:
1:30 pm
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Organizer

Maureen Badger
Phone:
(802) 766-5063

Venue

Dailey Memorial Library
101 Junior High Drive
Derby, VT 05829 United States + Google Map
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