Author Event June 22

 

Join journalist and author Victor Luckerson and Alabama Poet Laureate Ashley M. Jones as they discuss his moving debut book, Built from the Fire.

Built from the Fire is a multigenerational saga about Ed Goodwin's family and the community they helped create in Tulsa's Greenwood district, known as "Black Wall Street," that in one century survived the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, urban renewal, and gentrification.

A book signing will follow the discussion, and books will be available for purchase. Luckerson's book is available for checkout in the catalog as a book, an eBook, and an audiobook.

This program is free and open to the public, but registration is encouraged; visit bit.ly/3LAKMA5 to register.

When: Thursday, June 22 | Starts at 6:00 p.m. 

Where: Birmingham Public Library, Central Location | 2100 Park Pl, Birmingham, AL 35203 

Details: The Birmingham Public Library and Thank You Books are hosting journalist and author Victor Luckerson in Conversation with Alabama Poet Laureate Ashley M. Jones! Luckerson is the "author of the highly-anticipated 'epic story' of America's Black Wall Street," Built from the Fire. 

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