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SUMMARY:I Am Nobody’s Slave
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DESCRIPTION:A virtual talk with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Lee Hawkins.\nhttp
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>VIRTUAL | After the event date\, watch the
  talk any time through <a href="https://libraryc.org/bpl">Library Speakers
  Consortium</a></p>\n<p>Lee Hawkins talks about his family&rsquo\;s legacy
  of post-enslavement trauma and resilience in this riveting memoir\,&nbsp\
 ;<em>I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family&rsquo\;s History Set Me
  Free.</em>&nbsp\;Hawkins examines how trauma from enslavement and Jim Cro
 w limited the possibilities of his family thriving in America and how they
  succeeded despite the challenges.</p>\n<p>Hawkins explores the role of ra
 cism-triggered childhood trauma and chronic stress in shortening his ances
 tors' lives\, using genetic testing\, reporting\, and historical data to c
 raft a moving family portrait. This book shows how genealogical research c
 an educate and heal Americans of all races\, revealing through their story
  the story of America&mdash\;a journey of struggle\, resilience\, and the 
 heavy cost of ultimate success.</p>\n<h5>About the Author</h5>\n<p>Lee Haw
 kins was a 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist as a lead reporter on a series abo
 ut the Tulsa Massacre of 1921 at the&nbsp\;<em>Wall Street Journal</em>\, 
 where he worked for nineteen years. Hawkins is a five-time winner of the N
 ational Association of Black Journalists&rsquo\; "Salute to Excellence" Aw
 ard. He is the creator and host of the podcast "What Happened in Alabama?"
  and lives in the New York City area.</p>\n<p>Borrow <a href="https://burl
 ington.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S194C467012">I Am Nobody's Slave</a> fr
 om our collection</p>\n<h5>Attending Online</h5>\n<p>This live\, virtual e
 vent is presented by BPL's digital resource\,&nbsp\;Library Speakers Conso
 rtium\, which curates virtual presentations with top authors from around t
 he world.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><a href="https://libraryc.org/bpl/67406/register"
 >Register</a>&nbsp\;to attend this virtual talk live and submit questions 
 in advance for the author.</p>\nhttps://bpl.libnet.info/event/12676883
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