Charleston Area Branch ASALH joins Avery Research Center as they celebrate Women’s History Month, with author Dr. Courtney Thorsson in discussion of her new book, The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture.
“One Sunday afternoon in February 1977, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Ntozake Shange, and several other Black women writers met at June Jordan’s Brooklyn apartment to eat gumbo, drink champagne, and talk about their work. Calling themselves “The Sisterhood,” the group―which also came to include Audre Lorde, Paule Marshall, Margo Jefferson, and others―would get together once a month over the next two years, creating a vital space for Black women to discuss literature and liberation.
The Sisterhood tells the story of how this remarkable community transformed American writing and cultural institutions. Drawing on original interviews with Sisterhood members as well as correspondence, meeting minutes, and readings of their works, Courtney Thorsson explores the group’s everyday collaboration and profound legacy.”
Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Time Zone: Eastern Time – US & Canada
This is an online event. The event URL will be sent via registration email.
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