ABHM Book Club Presents Voices of Milwaukee Bronzeville

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June 12, 2022

ABHM is proud to announce its next virtual book club meeting–a free event!

This month’s book selection is Voices of Milwaukee Bronzeville (2021) by Dr. Sandra Jones. Dr Jones is a lecturer of African and Diaspora Studies at UW Milwaukee with a research focus on African American knowledge systems and Black women’s literary interpretive practice, among others.

We’d love for you to read along and share your thoughts about Dr. Jones’ latest book on June 15th over Zoom!

You can check out this book from many libraries, including the Milwaukee Public Library. It’s also available to purchase locally from Boswell Books, the Bronzeville Collective, and Niche Book Bar and through large booksellers such as Bookshop.org. You can also purchase the book directly (link to Facebook with verified Paypal link).

If you have trouble finding a copying time, please email admin@abhmuseum.org.

We look forward to talking to you soon!

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