"How the Work is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America" Author Clint Smith
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
About this Event
VIRTUAL event: Fireside Chat with Clint Smith, in partnership with Northern Illinois University
Clint Smith is a staff writer at The Atlantic. He is the author of the bestselling books, How the Work Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America, which was a #1 New York Times Bestseller and a 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award Winner for Nonfiction, and the NYT bestselling poetry collection Above Ground (2023). Smith is also the author of Counting Descent, which won the 2017 Literary Award for Best Poetry Book from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and was a finalist for an NAACP Image Award.
Arts in Action programming is sponsored by the DeKalb County Community Mental Health Board and presented by the DeKalb County History Center and Ellwood House Museum.
Register by visiting https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fireside-chat-with-clint-smith-virtual-tickets-704790877487?aff=odcleoeventsincollection