Enjoy a dramatic portrayal of African-American educator and suffragist Ida B. Wells.
Ida B. Wells was an African-American educator, suffragist, newspaper woman, and the founder of the NAACP. Hear her inspiring story in a dramatic portrayal by Sherrie Tolliver, of Women in History. Following the program you will have the opportunity to participate in a live question and answer discussion about this remarkable woman.
This program is presented as part of the library’s One Book, Everyone Reads community reading program. Learn more about the series and this year’s selected book, Three Girls from Bronzeville by Dawn Turner, here.
Make sure to join us for our signature author event, a conversation between Dawn Turner and Alex Kotlowitz, on Wednesday, May 11, at 7pm. Register here.
One Book, Everyone Reads is funded by the Friends of the Wilmette Public Library.
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