Sept. 2 Launch of Birmingham Reads with Imani Perry's South to America as First Title; Kick Off Event at Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Goal is to Build Community, Literary and Civic Engagement, and Promote Underrepresented Perspectives Through Collective Reading of One Book Title C...

August 30, 2022
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Goal is to Build Community, Literary and Civic Engagement, and Promote Underrepresented Perspectives Through Collective Reading of One Book Title Citywide (BIRMINGHAM, AL)–  Princeton University Professor and Birmingham-native Imani Perry's acclaimed book South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation (Harper Collins: 2022) will be the first title in a new yearlong citywide literary program, Birmingham Reads, sponsored by PEN America and its Birmingham chapter, to engage readers through one title relevant to the city and its history.

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