Persistence Author Talk with Hon. Dr. Kenneth Cooper Alexander

100 East Main Street,Norfolk VA 23510

10 November, 2021

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Talk with Kenneth C. Alexander, Ph.D., author of "Persistence: Evelyn Butts..." Book Sale & Signing. Cash Bar. Free to the Public. ABOUT THE BOOK Persistence: Evelyn Butts and the African American Quest for Full Citizenship and Self-Determination Persistence tells the story of Evelyn Thomas Butts (1924-1993), an African American civil rights crusader from Norfolk, Virginia, whose nontraditional leadership and creative initiatives remain as models for political and social change. A courageous, low-income seamstress, Butts is best-known for her 1963 lawsuit that resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court's 1966 ruling to ban poll taxes from state and local elections. Butts relentlessly encouraged voter-participation and kept marginalized citizens connected with the national civil rights movement, which heavily relied on many unsung grassroots leaders-especially women-to overthrow America's Jim Crow system of segregation and suppression. Standing amid the continuum of Black resistance leaders questing for freedom, civil rights, equality, justice, dignity, and self-determination, Butts helped reshape the politics of Norfolk, a feat that continues to reverberate today. "The goal is to create a vital and dynamic center of community learning, leading-edge  technology and civic engagement, available to all citizens of the region."  The Slover Library Foundation was established to help advance the vision for the Slover library, which is to blend traditional library functions with the best of contemporary library resources and services. Through the generosity of private funding from individuals, foundations, and corporations, the Foundation sponsors many public programs and special events for donors that promote community learning, civic engagement, and access to leading-edge technology.   Join the Slover Guild! Slover Guild membership is open to individuals who honor the vision for a public space were imagination, ideas, and communities can grow.  Annual membership contributions provide opportunities to host distinguished guests, scholars, and events that educate and engage members in civil discourse on topics important to our region.  More than just social gatherings, Guild events inspire social capital; a necessary component for a dynamic community.