Book Club
Book Club: “The Invention of Wings: A Novel” by Sue Monk Kidd
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseJoin OHA's book club on May 7th to discuss "The Invention of Wings: A Novel" by Sue Monk Kidd. According to NPR's Bobbi Dumas, "the book is the fictionalized history of the Grimké sisters, Sarah and Angelina (Nina), who were at the forefront of the abolitionist and women's rights movements, wound around the intriguing narrative of […]
Book Club: “The Life and Adventures of a Haunted Convict” by Austin Reed
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseJoin OHA's book club on June 11th to discuss "The Life and Adventures of a Haunted Convict" by Austin Reed, with forward by David W. Blight and Robert B. Stepto. This book is described as "The earliest known prison memoir by an African American writer—recently discovered and authenticated by a team of Yale scholars—sheds light […]
OHA Book Club: Women in the World of Frederick Douglass
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseThis month's OHA Book Club will feature a discussion with author Leigh Fought, Associate Professor of History at Le Moyne College, about her book, Women in the World of Frederick Douglass. Douglas Egerton, author of, Thunder at the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments That Redeemed America, will also be discussing and signing his book. About the book (via […]