Join us this Black History Month for The Public Square in partnership with the DC Public Library Foundation for an engaging discussion with award-winning historian Professor Blair Kelley.

Professor Kelley will be shedding light on the adversities and joys of the Black working class in America through a stunning narrative centered on her forebears. Spanning two hundred years, this discussion will highlight the lives of the laundresses, Pullman porters, domestic maids, and postal workers who established the Black working class as a force in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

This event is part of "The Public Square" series, aiming to connect leaders and innovators with the public. Through these discussions, we aim to push disciplines forward to a new higher level of equity. So join us for this insightful conversation as we look back on history and forward to a possible future.

This program is brought to you in partnership with the DC Public Library Foundation and the Anacostia Community Museum. 50 copies of Dr. Kelley's book, Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class will be gifted to audience members while supplies last. Learn more about the author and book below and register to reserve your seat.