Age Group:
AdultsProgram Description
Event Details
Join us for an author reading, and guided discussion by author Beverly Harris-Schenz for her new book: Mary Martin: Black Government Girl.
This book recounts my mother’s decision to leave her hometown in Illinois and her journey to our nation’s war time capital, seeking a better life. She joined 100,000 other Black Americans in the 1940’s who moved to Washington, DC, despite Jim Crow laws and segregation.
Disclaimer(s)
Photography Disclaimer
By participating in or attending any library event, program, or class, visitors may be photographed by library staff. The library reserves the right to use these photographs for publicity purposes in printed materials and online. If you or a family member prefer not to be photographed, please inform the library staff in charge before the event begins.