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Harpur Edge Book Club: The Weeping Time (Virtual)
by Harpur Edge
Registration
Registration is now closed (this event already took place).
Details
Harpur College undergraduates are eligible to participate in the Harpur Edge Book Club.
Book Club participants will receive a FREE copy of The Weeping Time AND an invitation to a virtual discussion with author, Professor Anne Bailey on November 5 (noon to 1pm).
Eligibility:
- Open to first twelve Harpur College undergraduates to register
- Participants must be able to attend the virtual discussion on November 5
- Come to Harpur Edge Zoom office hours or the Harpur Edge office (Library North 1105)
- Register for the discussion on November 5
- Receive your FREE book (compliments of Harpur Edge)! You can pick up the book at the office or we can mail it to you if you are remote.
Speakers
Anne C. Bailey
Professor; Director of Graduate Studies
Anne C. Bailey is a writer, historian, and a Professor of History at SUNY Binghamton. In her work, she combines the elements of travel, adventure, history, and an understanding of contemporary issues with an accessible style. Her works range from adult non-fiction to children’s historical fiction, and include African Voices of the Atlantic Slave Trade: Beyond the Silence and the Shame, (Beacon Press, 2005) and You Can Make A Difference: The Story of Martin Luther King Jr.(Bantam/Doubleday/Dell) Her newest book, The Weeping Time: Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History, was published by Cambridge University Press in October, 2017.
Bailey is also committed to sharing her work with the public at various events. Of note, on March 18, 2015, she was invited to speak at the United Nations on the occasion of the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. She shared her research, writing and other professional experiences with NGOs that are affiliated with the United Nations. In so doing, she was able to honor the lives and contributions of enslaved black Americans and others in the African Diaspora.