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The Hannibal Arts Council continues its popular Coffee Talk Conversation Series with a program titled “Hannibal’s Invisibles.” Coffee Talk programs are FREE and open to the public. Program partners include Wade Stables P.C. and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency. The November 17 speaker is G. Faye Dant, author of Hannibal’s Invisibles and Executive Director of Jim’s Journey: The Huck Finn Freedom Center. Dant will give an author’s talk about her recent book project and guests will observe the 11th Anniversary of Jim’s Journey: The Huck Finn Freedom Center with drinks and snacks.
Hannibal’s Invisibles brims with vintage photographs collected by Dant and interviews of previous and current residents of Hannibal, MO. It tells the incredible story of the Black community in this small Missouri town, giving voice to a history that has been marginalized. Hear first-hand accounts from those who survived enslavement, faced racism after emancipation, endured Jim Crow, and contributed to the triumphs of the civil rights movement. These are the stories of Black doctors, entrepreneurs, and teachers who helped uplift the community, and remembrances of the countless individuals who gave richness and meaning to Hannibal’s everyday life.
The Coffee Talk Conversation Series is designed to be relaxed, informal and informative. Through the Coffee Talk Conversation Series, the Hannibal Arts Council will present community members speaking on various topics, including travel, history, health, food, well-being and yes, art. The series is designed on the premise that everyone has a story and a wide variety of interests and is sometimes willing to share that with an audience.
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105 South Main Street, Hannibal, MO, United States, Missouri 63401
