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\nJoin us for a riveting conversation with award-winning biologist Beronda Montgomery as we discuss her book\, \;When Trees Testify: Science\, Wisdom\, His tory\, and America&rsquo\;s Black Botanical Legacy. \;
\nTh e histories of trees in America are also the histories of Black Americans. Pecan trees were domesticated by an enslaved African named Antoine\; syca more trees were both havens and signposts for people trying to escape ensl avement\; poplar trees are historically associated with lynching\; and wil low bark has offered the gift of medicine. These trees\, and others\, test ify not only to the complexity of the Black American narrative but also to a heritage of Black botanical expertise that\, like Native American tradi tions\, predates the United States entirely.
\nIn \;When Tre es Testify\, award-winning plant biologist Beronda L. Montgomery expl ores the ways seven trees\, as well as the cotton shrub\, are intertwined with Black history and culture. She reveals how knowledge surrounding thes e trees has shaped America since the very beginning. As Montgomery shows\, trees are material witnesses to the lives of enslaved Africans and their descendants.
\nCombining the wisdom of science and history with stor ies from her own path to botany\, Montgomery talks to majestic trees\, and in this unique and compelling narrative\, they answer.
\nRegister t oday for this insightful discussion about Black history and botanical mast ery. \;
\nAbout the Author:
\nBeronda L. Montgomery\, PhD\, is a writer\, researcher\, and scholar who pursues a co mmon theme of understanding how individuals perceive\, respond to\, and ar e impacted by the environments in which they exist. Her primary laboratory -based research has been focused on the responses of photosynthetic organi sms (i.e.\, plants and cyanobacteria) to external light cues. Additionally \, Beronda pursues this theme in the context of effective mentoring and le adership of individuals\, and the role of innovative leaders in supporting success.
\nBeronda is author of two books \;When Trees Test ify: Science\, Wisdom\, History\, and America&rsquo\;s Black Botanical Leg acy \;(2026\, Henry Holt and Co.) and \;Lessons From Plan ts \;(2021\, Harvard University Press).
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