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FAMU’s 13th Annual Spring Literary Forum: “Elwood’s World: Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys”
This year, Florida A&M University’s 13th Annual Spring Literary Forum places
The Nickel Boys, an award-winning novel (Pulitzer Prize 2020) by Colson Whitehead, at the center of our discussions on literature and culture. In
The Nickel Boys, Tallahassee and a site that resembles the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna are the novel’s primary settings. The novel’s protagonist, Elwood Curtis, is a bright, idealistic teenager who resides in Tallahassee’s Frenchtown in the 1960s.
Our speakers scholars, Tallahassee residents, and other guests will engage in thought-provoking conversations about Elwood’s world in Jim Crow Tallahassee: Emancipation Day, Frenchtown, FAMU’s civil rights legacy, and the Dozier School for Boys. We also are proud to announce a gathering of three generations of the Brickler Family as they share their memorie