Book Talk with Kidada Williams: I Saw Death Coming
Book Talk with Kidada Williams: I Saw Death Coming
Thu, Feb 06, 2025
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Student Union Ballroom
McNichols Campus
Kidada Williams of Wayne State University will discuss her book I Saw Death Coming, which chronicles the racial violence against African Americans during Reconstruction and how they responded with resistance and resilience. This volume was a Long Finalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction.
Schedule
5:30 - 7pm — Reception
Sponsored by Alumni Relations, the reception will precede the event from 5:30-7:00 p.m. In the Ballroom Lobby.
7 - 8 p.m. — Book Talk
8 p.m. — Q & A and book signing will follow.
Co-sponsored by African American Studies, the Black Abolitionist Archive and Alumni Relations, with support from the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.