I will try to integrate your questions as much as possible. Mab segrest is a professor at Connecticut College and a longterm activist and social justice movements. She is author of memoir of a race traitor. An addition of that book came out in 2019. She is also an author of other books. I am delighted to be here. You spent more than a decade writing this book. What is it that first grabbed you and held so long. Alabama and ind love southern literature growing up in the south in the 1950s and the apartheid culture, a little white girl in a segregated family. Dontalways looking for i understand this and i turned to writers. I didnt know what milledgeville was. I knew that i had been threatened to be dragged off to in the 1950s and 1960s when i was at my most interesting and curious. From my aunt out may, the deep dark secret which was that my greatgrandfather, a confederate veteran, died in a hospital in alabama in 1901. He was committed by a family because he thought he saw people shoot
The Atlanta History Center hosted the discussion and provided the video. Ms. Prescott hello, and welcome to the First Virtual author talk series. I am virginia prescott host for , these talks. Tonight i am talking with mab rest about her new book. You can purchase the book directly from a couple of books at the link provided at the Atlanta History Centers website. There is also a link to the right of your screen on the chat and there is desk that is also where you can ask westerns. Please submit your questions that i will try to integrate them as quickly as possible. Mab segrest is a Professor Emeritus of gender and womens studies at connecticut college, and a longterm activist and social justice moment activist in social justice movements. She is author of memoir of a race traitor. She is also the author of my mom scleral. Uar she is also an author of other books. Welcome. Mab i am delighted to be here. Ms. Prescott so, you spent more than a decade writing this book. What is it that f
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