About this Event
Join Historic Bookmarks - The Official Book Club of Mecklenburg County Historic Landmarks Department on February 13 at 6:30PM.
In honor of Black History Month, local author Greg Jarrell will discuss his recent book Our Trespasses: White Churches and the Taking of American Neighborhoods. This compelling story about today’s Charlotte cityscape tracks the entanglement of one local Black family and one White church over a century. We hope you can join us for this event at Second Ward High School Gymnasium, a designated historic landmark in what was once the historically Black neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Please register no later than noon, Thursday, February 13.
Parking: The Gym has ample available onsite parking. Enter from East Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Questions? Contact us: [email protected]
The Book: To purchase a copy of Our Trespasses: White Churches and the Taking of American Neighborhoods, visit Bookshop.org or Amazon.com
About the Author: Rev. Greg Jarrell is an author and community organizer in Charlotte, NC. His recent book Our Trespasses: White Churches and the Taking of American Neighborhoods examines the influence of white churches and Christians in planning, executing, and profiting from the federal Urban Renewal projects of the 1950s and 60s, in Charlotte and beyond. Greg is Senior Campaign Organizer for The Redress Movement, a national nonprofit organizing local communities for housing justice. Greg is based in west Charlotte’s Enderly Park neighborhood, where he has lived and worked on equitable housing issues since 2005. He is one of the co-founders of QC Family Tree, a cultural organizing group in his neighborhood, and a founding organizer of Charlotte’s West Side Community Land Trust. He and his spouse Helms are both ordained ministers and are parents to two teens.
Disclaimer: You are participating in a public event sponsored by Mecklenburg County where pictures will be taken. The County reserves the right to use any photograph or video taken at any event sponsored by the County in support of Mecklenburg County business and services. By your participation, you agree that any picture or likeness taken of you during the event may be used in the discretion of the County for that purpose.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Second Ward High School Gymnasium, 710 East Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Charlotte, United States
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