Where: Online
Telfair Museums will present a new series of free virtual programs on African American history beginning in October 2020.
Once a month for one year, the museum will host a leading African American history scholar in a Zoom discussion and Q&A centered around a book that scholar has written.
6 p.m., September 9, 2021 – Christina Sharpe, “In the Wake: On Blackness and Being.” Duke University Press, 2016
The 12 programs are free and open to the public. For participants who wish to read the related books ahead of time, Telfair is partnering with Live Oak Public Libraries and The Book Lady Bookstore, 6 E. Liberty St., which will have copies available for checkout and for purchase. Additional library partnerships will be announced.
Preregistration is required for the virtual programs. To participate and learn more, visit telfair.org/los.
Books are available for checkout from Live Oak Public Libraries, liveoakpl.org, and for purchase through The Book Lady Bookstore, 6 E. Liberty St. Free pickup or delivery is available from The Book Lady. Call 912-233-3628, email books@thebookladybookstore.com, or visit thebookladybookstore.com. Additional partnerships with local and regional libraries will be announced via telfair.org/los.
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