Kirkwood Historical Society: August Speaker Series – Extraordinary Black Missourians

Kirkwood MO

24 July, 2021

11:02 AM

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Press release from the Kirkwood Historical Society: Deb July 24, 2021 Dr. John A. Wright is our August 2nd presenter for our Speakers Series on Zoom at 6:00pm. Dr. Wright has written more than a half dozen books about African-American history in Missouri and in particularly the St. Louis region. His August topic will be "Extraordinary Black Missourians." He published a 2013 book by the same title. Here are three links about the author, the book and the topic. John Wright honored for writing 'our history' | Local News | stlamerican.com Extraordinary Black Missourians: Pioneers, Leaders, Performers, Athletes, and Other Notables Who've Made History: John A. Wright Sr. and Sylvia A. Wright: 9781935806479: Amazon.com: Books 'Extraordinary Black Missourians' Profiles Even More Locals Who Made History | St. Louis Public Radio (stlpublicradio.org) Our Zoom link is below. Dr. John Wright, Sr. – August Speaker Zoom Link Meeting ID: 884 4289 2741 Passcode: 510566 This press release was produced by the Kirkwood Historical Society. The views expressed here are the author's own.