"The 1619 Project" Panel Discussion to be Held February 28 at the Central Library
What: "Reading With Justice - The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story"
Where: The Central Library, 2100 Park Place, Birmingham, AL 34203
When: Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Meet and Greet: 5:15p.m.
Book and Panel Discussion: 5:30 p.m.
Birmingham, Ala. - In honor of the 60th Commemoration of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement and in celebration of Black History Month, join the City of Birmingham Division of Social Justice & Racial Equity at the Central Library downtown on Tuesday, February 28, for a panel discussion on The 1619 Project.
"Reading With Justice - The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story" event kicks off with a Meet and Greet at 5:15 p.m., followed by a Book and Panel Discussion at 5:30 p.m.
The panel will feature former Birmingham Mayor Dr. Richard Arrington, Jr.; founding Birmingham Civil Rights Institute President Odessa Woolfolk; Birmingham Community Organizer Chad Freeman; and moderator Gina Mallisham, Director of the Jefferson County Memorial Project. Majella Chube Hamilton of the Ballard House will provide an overview of the 1619 Project.
Nikole Hannah-Jones was awarded the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for The 1619 Project, The New York Times Magazine's groundbreaking exploration of the legacy of Black Americans starting with the arrival of the first slave ship carrying enslaved Africans off the coast of Virginia in August 1619.
The Birmingham Public Library and Hoover Public Library, fellow members of the Jefferson County Library Cooperative (JCLC) have copies of The 1619 Project book by Nikole Hannah-Jones available for checkout.
The City of Birmingham is hosting a series of Forging Justice events highlighting the 60th Commemoration of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement. For a list of events, click here https://www.birminghamal.gov/forgingjustice
For a list of Birmingham Public Library's monthly civil rights events for 2023, look at the flyer below.
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