Book signing: Legacy: Treasures of Black History January 31, 2007
Washington, District of Columbia
The Historical Society of Washington will host a book signing for Legacy: Treasures of Black History at The Carnegie on Mount Vernon Square, 801 "K" Street, N.W. (Please use our south, K Street, entrance).
Authors Dr. Thomas Battle and HSW Trustee Donna Wells, both of Howard University's Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, will discuss and share images from their new book, published by the National Geographic Society.
Legacy traces African American history from the beginnings of the African slave trade in the 1400s through abolitionism and Jim Crow, to the civil rights and the Black Arts movements of the 1960s and beyond. Essays from 24 scholars are illustrated by rare photographs and many never-before- seen images, giving readers a taste of the treasures housed at that important Washington institution, the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center.
The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are recommended. Please RSVP to 202.383.1837 or RSVP@historydc. org.
Added by rllayman on January 29, 2007