Notable Books Series: A Stronger Kinship April 21, 2007

Join us at the Detroit Public Library’s Main Library on Saturday, April 21st for the first program in a 2007 series called Michigan Notable Books. This first event features the book A Stronger Kinship: One Town’s Extraordinary Story of Hope and Faith, by Anna-Lisa Cox.

In this powerful story of 19th-century Covert, blacks and whites lived peacefully and equally with shared political power, integrated schools and interracial marriage. Despite national trends toward segregation and violence, this remarkable southwest Michigan community became and remains racially integrated. The author draws remarkable detail and drama from local newspapers, personal diaries and reminiscences in this inspirational story of hope that still resonates today.

Michigan Notable Books is a statewide program that began as part of the 1991 Michigan Week celebration, geared to pay tribute and draw attention to the many people, places and things that make Michigan life unique. In that regard, Michigan Notable Books successfully highlights Michigan books and writers focusing on the Great Lakes State. Each title on the 2007 list gives readers insight into what it means to make your home in Michigan and proves that some of the greatest stories are indeed found in the Great Lakes region.

This event will be held on Saturday, April 21st at 2pm and will be free and open to the public. For more information, please call 313-833-4042 or visit our website at www.detroitpubliclibrary.org.

Notable Books: A Stronger Kinship
April 21, 2007
2pm

Detroit Public Library- Main Library
5201 Woodward
Detroit, MI 48202
www.detroitpubliclibrary.org

Official Website: http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org