Milwaukee Public Library Hosts ABHM Book Club

Join the Milwaukee Public Library and America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) as we partner to discuss Dr. James Cameron’s 1982 memoir, A Time of Terror, and showcase a collection of Dr. Cameron’s self-published writings.

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ABHM Book Club: A Time of Terror

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In honor of our late founder’s birthday in February, we will once again be reading and discussing Dr. James Cameron’s memoir, A Time of Terror. We will discuss this important book that is at the heart of ABHM on Thursday, February 27th at 6 PM via Zoom.

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My First Visit to ABHM

A Milwaukee man treasures his visit to the earliest (1988) version of ABHM, his talk with founder James Cameron, and the book signed by Cameron to him with love.

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Lynching Survivor’s Memoir Wins Prestigious Book Award

Dr. James Cameron’s memoir A Time of Terror: A Survivor’s Story received the 2016 Independent Publisher Book Silver Award for the Great Lakes – Best Regional Non-Fiction during a ceremony held May 10th in Chicago. It is the only account of a lynching ever written by a survivor. The prize-winning 3rd edition contains 50 vintage photos, over 100 background notes, never-before-published chapters, and a Foreword, Introduction, and Afterword.

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