Kin: Rooted in Hope Launch Event
Thu, Sep 21
|MLK Jr Library
We're hosting the release of Carole Boston Weatherford's new middle-grade novel, Kin: Rooted in Hope! Carole will be in conversation with her son and illustrator, Jeffery Boston Weatherford, and author Leah Henderson!
Time & Location
Sep 21, 2023, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
MLK Jr Library, 901 G St NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
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About The Event
About the book:
A powerful portrait of a Black family tree shaped by enslavement and freedom, rendered in searing poems by acclaimed author Carole Boston Weatherford and stunning art by her son Jeffery Boston Weatherford. I call their names: Abram Alice Amey Arianna Antiqua I call their names: Isaac Jake James Jenny Jim Every last one, property of the Lloyds, the state’s preeminent enslavers. Every last one, with a mind of their own and a story that ain’t yet been told. Till now. Carole and Jeffery Boston Weatherford’s ancestors are among the founders of Maryland. Their family history there extends more than three hundred years, but as with the genealogical searches of many African Americans with roots in slavery, their family tree can only be traced back five generations before going dark. And so from scraps of history, Carole and Jeffery have conjured the voices of their…
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