“Black Moses” guest lecture with author Caleb Gayle
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The Oklahoma Historical Society will host Caleb Gayle for a guest lecture at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City on Thursday, September 24. The event will be held from 7 to 9 p.m., and doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
Caleb Gayle is an award-winning journalist and the author of “Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State” and “We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power.” A professor at Northeastern University in Boston, he is a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine.
“Black Moses” charts the rise of Edward McCabe and his efforts to create a Black state in Oklahoma Territory during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction, the book has received numerous accolades, including the Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize and the Oklahoma Book Award for Nonfiction. The Oklahoma Historical Society recognized “Black Moses” with the E. E. Dale Award for Outstanding Book on Oklahoma History.
After the lecture, there will be a question-and-answer session, followed by a book signing and reception. Copies of “Black Moses” will be available to purchase during the event.
The event is free and open to the public. Registration is requested at okhistory.org/signing.
Support for this event is provided by the Oklahoma Civil Rights Trail Grant Program.
Caleb Gayle is an award-winning journalist and the author of “Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State” and “We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power.” A professor at Northeastern University in Boston, he is a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine.
“Black Moses” charts the rise of Edward McCabe and his efforts to create a Black state in Oklahoma Territory during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction, the book has received numerous accolades, including the Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize and the Oklahoma Book Award for Nonfiction. The Oklahoma Historical Society recognized “Black Moses” with the E. E. Dale Award for Outstanding Book on Oklahoma History.
After the lecture, there will be a question-and-answer session, followed by a book signing and reception. Copies of “Black Moses” will be available to purchase during the event.
The event is free and open to the public. Registration is requested at okhistory.org/signing.
Support for this event is provided by the Oklahoma Civil Rights Trail Grant Program.
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800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK, United States, Oklahoma 73105
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