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An image of Imani Perry overlaid by the book cover of South to America

Birmingham Reads: A Conversation with Imani Perry

Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT
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Moonrise Over New Jessup: Jamila Minnicks at Thank You Books

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm CT
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Birmingham Reads: “High Art From the Hollar”

Thursday, December 8, 2022 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT
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Birmingham Reads: “Decolonizing Language”

Friday, November 18, 2022 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT
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Birmingham Reads: “High Art From the Hollar: the Value of Southern Colloquialisms”

Thursday, December 8, 2022 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT
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Birmingham Reads: “Agency of the Black Dollar In History”

Friday, October 28, 2022 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT
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Birmingham Reads: “To whom does this place belong?”

Friday, October 7, 2022 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CT
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Birmingham Reads: Who Bears the Legacy of Slavery?

Thursday, September 15, 2022 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CT
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Sept. 2 Launch of Birmingham Reads with Imani Perry’s South to America as First Title; Kick Off Event at Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Press ReleaseAugust 24, 2022

Ashley M Jones, poet laureate of Alabama and co-chapter leader of PEN Birmingham, said:  “By reading one book of fiction or nonfiction in one given year and then discussing… More

Birmingham Reads

Birmingham Reads: A City-Wide Read Kickoff Event

Friday, September 2, 2022 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT
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