African American Life and Culture in Orange Mound: Distinguished Speaker Charles Williams, PhD

Sat Nov 23 2024 at 11:00 am to 12:30 pm UTC-06:00

Memphis Public Libraries Orange Mound Branch | Memphis

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African American Life and Culture in Orange Mound: Distinguished Speaker Charles Williams, PhD
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On November 23, Charles Williams, PhD, will be speaking at the Orange Mound Public Library. Dr. Williams will focus specifically on African American life and culture in Orange Mound, a historic neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee. Through the lens of anthropology, he will offer a historical perspective of the origins of Orange Mound, one of America’s first African American communities in the Deep South built for and by African Americans. We can’t wait for you to join us!
Charles Williams, PhD, is the author of African American Life and Culture in Orange Mound: Case Study of a Black Community in Memphis, Tennessee, 1890-1980, an extensive study of the community grounded in decades of research. He is also the founder and former director of the African and African American Studies Program at the University Memphis.
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Memphis Public Libraries Orange Mound Branch, 830 Dallas St, Memphis, TN 38114-2506, United States,Memphis, Tennessee

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