400 Years Of Racism Book Discussion: The Street

Our 400 Years of Racism reading & discussion series continues in 2022. This program series is free and open to all.

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We begin the year with The Street by Ann Petry. The novel fllows the spirited Lutie Johnson, a newly single mother whose efforts to claim a share of the American Dream for herself and her young son meet frustration at every turn in 1940s Harlem. Opening a fresh perspective on the realities and challenges of black, female, working-class life, The Street became the first novel by an African American woman to sell more than a million copies.

About the Author 

Ann Petry (1908-1997), novelist, short story writer, and writer of books for young people, was one of America's most distinguished authors. Ann began by studying pharmacology, and in 1934 received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Connecticut…