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Conversation with Victor Luckerson on his book Built From the Fire

  • Square Books 160 Courthouse Square Oxford, MS, 38655 United States (map)

In Built from the Fire, journalist Victor Luckerson moves beyond the mythology of Black Wall Street to tell the story of an aspirant black neighborhood that, like so many others, has long been buffeted by racist government policies. Through the eyes of dozens of race massacre survivors and their descendants, Luckerson delivers an honest, moving portrait of this potent national symbol of success and solidarity—and weaves an epic tale about a neighborhood that refused, more than once, to be erased. He will discuss his book in conversation with University of Mississippi professor W. Ralph Eubanks