2020 Schedule February 5, 2020
SAACCBOOKGROUP 2020
Seacoast African American Cultural Center Our Reading List for 2020: Our Tenth Year! April 21 - "The 1619 Project," The New York Times Magazine's collection of essays and other literary works that reframe American history by placing slavery at the center of our country's story. Please come to our meeting with three revelations that you gleaned from this material. To read: https://bit.ly/381zL3X
June 16 - The Underground Railroad (2016) by Colson Whitehead -- discussion led by Jack McGee and Art Anker
August 18 - Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First One Hundred Years (1993) by Sarah "Sadie" L. Delany, A. Elizabeth "Bessie" Delany and Amy Hill Hearth -- discussion by led by Sandi Clark Paddy Colson Whitehead All meetings are open to the September 15 - Sing, Unburied, Sing (2017) by Jesmyn Ward public and are held at the -- discussion led by Mary Anker Seacoast African American Cultural Center in Discover October 20 - Just Mercy: a Story of Justice and Redemption Portsmouth Center, 10 (2014) by Bryan Stevenson -- discussion led by Judy Ullman Middle Street. Meetings start at 7pm. Please enter November 10 - Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that the red door facing the Shapes What We See, Think, and Do (2019) by Jennifer L parking area behind the Eberhardt -- discussion led by Ellen Cohn building.
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