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Weinstein Author Series – Larry Roeder & Barry Harrelson | Dirt Don't Burn
Join us for a talk by authors Larry Roeder and Barry Harrelson on their new book, "Dirt Don't Burn: A Black Community's Struggle for Educational Equality Under Segregation." In this narrative of an extraordinary community that overcame the cultural and legal hurdles of systematic racism, the authors describe how Loudoun County, Virginia, which once denied educational opportunity to Black Americans, gradually increased the equality of education for all children in the area. The book sheds new light on the history of segregation and inequity in America. It provides new historical details and insights into African American experiences based on original research through thousands of previously lost records, archival NAACP files and records of educational philanthropies. The discussion with the authors will be moderated by Nathan Bailey with the Edwin Washington Project, an effort to process and preserve newly discovered archives from Loudon County schools.
A book signing will follow the talk.
The Carole Weinstein Author Series supports the literary arts by bringing both new and well-known authors to the Library of Virginia through online or in-person events. Free and open to the public, the series focuses on Virginia authors and Virginia subjects across all genres. This book will be available at the Virginia Shop. For more information, contact Anne McCrery at [email protected] or 804.692.3568.
This is a free event. Seating in the Lecture Hall is available on a first come, first served basis. Limited free parking is available in the deck underneath the Library building.
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Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2694375-0
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2694375-2
