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Hartford, Harriett Beecher Stowe, Author Talk
November 13 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST
Reading for Change
Reading Group for Literary Activism
A virtual reading group curated around our Stowe Prize for Literary Activism winners and shortlist.
A riveting and essential new book, The Ground Breaking not only tells the long-suppressed story of the notorious Tulsa race massacre. It also unearths the lost history of how the massacre was covered up, and of the courageous individuals who fought to keep the story alive. Most important, it recounts the ongoing archaeological saga and the search for the unmarked graves of the victims of the massacre, and of the fight to win restitution for the survivors and their families.
Both a forgotten chronicle from the nation’s past and a story ripped from today’s headlines, The Ground Breaking is a page-turning reflection on how we, as Americans, must wrestle with the parts of our history that have been buried for far too long.
- FREE
- Virtual – invite friends across the country!
- 6:00 – 7:00 PM EST
- No requirement to read the book beforehand!
- Riverbend Bookshop: Get a 10% discount our Stowe Prize books! Mention us at check-out or use STOWEFORCHANGE for online purchases.
Leading the book discussion is Scott Gac, Professor and Director of American Studies at Trinity College, Stowe Center Board of Trustees member
Scott Gac is an author, historian, and teacher. At Trinity College in Connecticut, he is a Professor of History and American Studies. He has published on American music and social activism in Choice, Rethinking History, and Reviews in American History. His most recent book is Born in Blood: Violence and the Making of America (Cambridge University Press, 2024).
