Louisville Coalition on the History of Enslavement Book Discussion Series

Schedule

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 09 Oct, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Oxmoor Farm | Louisville, KY

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The Louisville Coalition on the History of Enslavement presents a series of book discussions at each of its four historic sites.
About this Event

The Louisville Coalition on the History of Enslavement will host 4 book discussions at each of our sites throughout 2025.

The following is a list of books that will be discussed as well as the site the disucssion will be held.

March 6, at Oxmoor Farm: James by Percival Everett

May 15 at Locust Grove: Praise Song for the Kitchen Ghosts by Crystal Wilkinson

July 17 at Farmington: Cecilia & Fanny: The Remarkable Friendship between an Escaped Slave & Her Former Mistress by Brad Asher

October 9 at Riverside: The Farnsley-Moremen Landing: Night Flyer: Harriett Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People by Tiya Miles

Books featured in the 2025 LCHE book discussion series can be purchased at select coalition sites (Farmington Historic Home and Historic Locust Grove) or wherever you buy your books.

Refreshments will be provided.

While reading the book before the discussion is encouraged, it is not required.

The discussions are FREE to the public thanks to the generous support of Guy and Elizabeth Montgomery.

Registration is encouraged. You may signup for all discussions or choose individual dates.

About Us: The Louisville Coalition on the History of Enslavement (LCHE) is a partnership between four Louisville historic houses and former sites of enslavement: Farmington Historic Home, Historic Locust Grove, Oxmoor Farm and Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing. The coalition’s mission is to interpret and share the stories of the men, women, and children enslaved on the four Louisville sites, and to find relevance between these stories of the past and the events of the present.

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Where is it happening?

Oxmoor Farm, 720 Oxmoor Avenue, Louisville, United States

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Oxmoor Farm Foundation

Host or Publisher Oxmoor Farm Foundation

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