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LOCATION (online or hybrid) TBA. RSVP for updates!Co-Leaders:
Dr. John Getz, Professor Emeritus, Xavier University
Dr. Tyrone Williams, Professor of English, Xavier University
Suggested reading:
James Baldwin
"Everybody's Protest Novel" (1949)
"Stranger in the Village" (1953)
"Sonny's Blues" (1957)
2021 Discussion Series Theme: After Uncle Tom's Cabin
When researching and writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe drew on a tradition of Black Americans telling their own stories and writing against slavery. After abolition, Black authors recognized that the fight for equality had only begun. They made their own contributions to the rich, diverse tradition of Black voices for justice that continues to our own day.
In 2021 the Harriet Beecher Stowe House’s monthly discussion series “After Uncle Tom’s Cabin: Black Voices for Justice,” will consider some of the important works by men and women in this tradition from the 19th century to our own time. After the Civil War, Harriet Beecher Stowe became increasingly concerned with women’s issues, and we’ll follow her example by examining questions of both racial and gender justice as well as intersections between the two.
(James Baldwin photograph by Carl Van Vechten - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=194122)
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Harriet Beecher Stowe House, 2950 Gilbert Avenue, Cincinnati, United States
Tickets
USD 0 to USD 30