Birmingham Reads: “Agency of the Black Dollar In History”

2100 Park Place,Birmingham AL 35203

28 October, 2022

Description

Please join PEN America Birmingham for an interactive community discussion on black entrepreneurship as a means of social liberation. Using Imani Perry's South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation as a discussion guide, this conversation will cover the themes of HBCUs, Domestic Terrorism, Cost of Segregation & Integration, and Black Business. This event is a part a series of ongoing events within the Birmingham Reads Project, a citywide literary event dedicated to engaging and uniting Birmingham community members in reading one book of fiction or nonfiction in one given year and then discussing it in book groups and at events throughout the city. This year's selection, South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation by Birmingham native Imani Perry, is a sprawling and ambitious book that brings together the perspective of a distinguished historian and the personal narrative of a native-born southerner to better understand the beauty, tragedy, and soul of this country. Teaching artist Tania De’Shawn will lead attendees though a dynamic session to better understand the selected text, conceptually define entrepreneurship and understand the complexities and nuances of the contribution of enslaved Black people to multiple industries.  Please note: You don't have to have read South to America to enjoy this dynamic and interactive event.