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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Beronda Montgomery
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DESCRIPTION:In When Trees Testify\, award-winning plant biologist Beronda 
 L. Montgomery explores the ways seven trees—as well as the cotton s
 hrub—are intertwined with Black history and culture..\nhttps://ocls
 .libnet.info/event/16600810
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join us for a riveting conversation with a
 ward-winning biologist Beronda Montgomery as we discuss her book\, <em>Whe
 n Trees Testify: Science\, Wisdom\, History\, and America&rsquo\;s Black B
 otanical Legacy.&nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p><br />The histories of trees in Ameri
 ca are also the histories of Black Americans. Pecan trees were domesticate
 d by an enslaved African named Antoine\; sycamore trees were both havens a
 nd signposts for people trying to escape enslavement\; poplar trees are hi
 storically associated with lynching\; and willow bark has offered the gift
  of medicine. These trees\, and others\, testify not only to the complexit
 y of the Black American narrative but also to a heritage of Black botanica
 l expertise that\, like Native American traditions\, predates the United S
 tates entirely.</p>\n<p><br />In <em>When Trees Testify\,</em> award-winni
 ng plant biologist Beronda L. Montgomery explores the ways seven trees\, a
 s well as the cotton shrub\, are intertwined with Black history and cultur
 e. She reveals how knowledge surrounding these trees has shaped America si
 nce the very beginning. As Montgomery shows\, trees are material witnesses
  to the lives of enslaved Africans and their descendants.</p>\n<p><br />Co
 mbining the wisdom of science and history with stories from her own path t
 o botany\, Montgomery talks to majestic trees\, and in this unique and com
 pelling narrative\, they answer.</p>\n<p><br />Register today for this ins
 ightful discussion about Black history and botanical mastery.&nbsp\;</p>\n
 <p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>About the Author:</strong></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p
 >\n<p></p>\n<p>The views expressed by presenters are their own and their a
 ppearance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity
  they represent. Reference to any specific product or entity does not cons
 titute an endorsement or recommendation by Orange County Library System.</
 p>\nhttps://ocls.libnet.info/event/16600810
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