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Join us for a discussion of We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel. Dr. Bernard E. Powers, Jr., Professor Emeritus of History at the College of Charleston in South Carolina.
Presented in cooperation with the Akron Area Interfaith Council. Dr. Bernard E. Powers, Jr., Professor Emeritus of History at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, will discuss the June 2015 murder of nine members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston and also the origins and nature of the AME denomination. Without this understanding, we cannot fully grasp the meaning of what happened and why “Mother Emanuel” was the killer’s target. This is a free event. No registration required.
EVENT TYPE: | History | Books & Writing |
TAGS: | history | Book Signing | book discussion | Black History Month | Author event | African-American History |
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