America the Violet: How Group Terror has Shaped the Nation's Life
Discussion Series - led by Suzanne Brown
The United States is a nation defined by violence, sometimes heroic and sometimes monstrous. Through a combination of both fiction and non-fiction, this series explores the connection between mob violence and American culture, historically spurred often by racism. A Vermont Humanities Reading and Discussion Series program.
This program meets several times with Ms. Brown to discuss the books below and other related topics. We will gather at 12:00PM in the community room for every session. Participants can pick up a copy of each book at the circulation desk.
9/24 The Ox-Bow Incident, Walter Van Tilburg Clark
10/1 The Rope: A True Story of Murder, Heroism & the Dawn of the NAACP, Alex Tresniowski
10/8 Break to Read
10/15 Advancing Luna & Ida B. Wells, Alice Walker
10/22 Cloudsplitter, Russell Banks
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