Following Courage: William Wells Brown
In celebration of Washington University Libraries’ recent acquisition of a first British edition of
Narrative of William W. Brown, an American slave, written by himself, Gregory Carr, Assistant
Professor of Theater at Harris-Stowe State University, will lecture on Brown’s literary works. In
addition to the lecture, the first edition and related materials from the Julian Edison Department
of Special Collections will be on display before and after the lecture. Attendees are also
encouraged to visit the Slavery in St. Louis traveling exhibition on view in Olin Library.
Refreshments will be served after the lecture. Recommended for ages high school and up.
Free and open to all, registration requested: library.wustl.edu. Sponsored by the WashU & Slavery Project, Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Equity (CRE2), and Washington University Libraries.
For more information please click here: https://library.wustl.edu/events/?event-category=archives-resistance