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400 Years Of Racism Book Discussion: Half American

Tue, May 02

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400 Years Of Racism Book Discussion: Half American
400 Years Of Racism Book Discussion: Half American

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May 02, 2023, 4:00 PM PDT – May 03, 2023, 6:00 PM PDT

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About the Event

Our 400 Years of Racism reading & discussion series returns for a third year in  2023, featuring a collection of fiction and poetry, curated by Folio librarian Lillian Dabney. 

Order Half American on Folio's Bookshop >> 

Over one million Black men and women served in World War II. Black troops were at Normandy, Iwo Jima, and the Battle of the Bulge, serving in segregated units and performing unheralded but vital support jobs, only to be denied housing and educational opportunities on their return home. Without their crucial contributions to the war effort, the United States could not have won the war. And yet the stories of these Black veterans have long been ignored, cast aside in favor of the myth of the "Good War" fought by the "Greatest Generation."

is American history as you've likely never read it before. In these pages are stories of Black heroes such as Thurgoo…

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