Talk with Dr. Susanna Ashton
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A Plausible Man: The True Story of the Escaped Slave Who Inspired Uncle Tom's Cabin traces the early life of John Andrew Jackson, a man born enslaved near Lynchburg, SC, his escape from slavery, and his later career as a public speaker and writer.
Dr. Susanna Ashton is professor of English at Clemson University. An expert on slavery and freedom narratives, she was a Du Bois fellow at Harvard’s Hutchins Center, a fellow with Yale’s Gilder Lehrman Center, and a Fulbright scholar.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Books On Broad will be on-site with books available for purchase.
A Plausible Man: The True Story of the Escaped Slave Who Inspired Uncle Tom's Cabin traces the early life of John Andrew Jackson, a man born enslaved near Lynchburg, SC, his escape from slavery, and his later career as a public speaker and writer.
Dr. Susanna Ashton is professor of English at Clemson University. An expert on slavery and freedom narratives, she was a Du Bois fellow at Harvard’s Hutchins Center, a fellow with Yale’s Gilder Lehrman Center, and a Fulbright scholar.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Books On Broad will be on-site with books available for purchase.
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122 N Washington St, Sumter, SC, United States, South Carolina 29150
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