Writers Live! Kristina Gaddy, "Well of Souls"

Kristina Gaddy will explore the roots of the banjo and the role it’s played in Black rituals and rebellion. The instrument, conceived in the 17th century by enslaved people of African descent, was carried to the Americas and later appropriated in the 19th century. Its origins were subsequently forgotten as it was enveloped into jazz, bluegrass, and country music.

Kristina Gaddy is the author of Flowers in the Gutter: The True Story of the Edelweiss Pirates, Teenagers Who Resisted the Nazis. Her writing has appeared in several publications including The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun.

ASL interpretation will be available for attendees.

Writers LIVE! programs are supported in part by a bequest from The Miss Howard Hubbard Adult Programming Fund and the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Portfolios, www.BakerArtist.org.

Host or Publisher Enoch Pratt Free Library