- Monday March 26 - 10:30 am, 5 pm,
- Tuesday March 27 - 5 pm, 8 pm, Midnight
- Wednesday March 28 - 10:30 am, 5 pm, 8 pm, Midnight
- Thursday March 29 - 5 pm, Midnight
- Friday March 30 - 5 pm, Midnight
- Saturday March 17 - 5pm,
The discussion is also available online.
Making a Case for The Great Michigan Read
There's a lot to talk about in this year's Great Michigan Read selection,
Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights and Murder in the Jazz Age by Kevin Boyle. This award winning, non-fiction account of the Dr. Ossian Sweet case traces the events that occurred after an African American physician purchased a house in an all white
Detroit neighborhood. The aftermath of the Sweet case was both tragic and transformative, impacting the civil rights movement and redefining America's views of justice and equality.
Panel discussion: Tuesday, February 28, 7:00 pm Library Auditorium
We've invited some notable members of our community to start a conversation about the Arc of Justice.
Panel members are:
Dr. Betty Jones - Author, Educator, Historian, Community Volunteer
Ric Shahin - Lead Teacher, Social Studies Department, H H Dow High School
Jack Telfer II - Editor, Midland Daily News
Leola Wilson - President, Saginaw Branch of the NAACP
Visit our Great Michigan Read display on the main level.
The Great Michigan Read is presented by the Michigan Humanities Council and made
possible with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Meijer.
Learn more at
www.michiganhumanities.org.
