Book Talk and Celebration for Ibram X. Kendi | The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History - Event
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The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History kicks off its Black History Month Program Thursday, February, from 5:00 to 7:00PM with the #1 New York Times bestselling author and scholar Ibram X. Kendi. Along with President and CEO Neil Barclay he will discuss his adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston’s Barracoon. This adaptation gives young readers an introduction the true-life story of Cudjo Lewis, one of the last-known survivors of the Atlantic slave trade, who was abducted from Africa on the last “Black Cargo” ship to arrive in the United States.

Book Talk and Celebration for Ibram X. Kendi
Thursday, February 1, 5:00pm – 7:00pm
The Charles H Wright Museum of African American History
315 E Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI

The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History kicks off its Black History Month Program on Thursday, February 1, 5-7pm, with the #1 New York Times bestselling author and scholar Ibram X. Kendi as he discusses his adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston’s Barracoon for young readers with Neil A. Barclay, President/CEO, The Wright Museum. This adaptation gives young readers a well-done introduction to the true-life story of Cudjo Lewis, one of the last-known survivors of the Atlantic slave trade, who was abducted from Africa on the last “Black Cargo” ship to arrive in the United States.

Admission is gratis but reservations are required. Autographed copies of Dr Kendi’s book are available for $20.00.