Livonia Public Library invites you to join us for a conversation with award-winning writer Scott Ellsworth via Zoom on Tuesday, March 8 at 7pm. Scott will discuss his newest book, The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice, which tells the riveting story of the Tulsa Race Massacre. In less than 24 hours in the spring of 1921, over 1000 homes and businesses in Tulsa's Greenwood District--once known as "Black Wall Street"--were looted, burned and bombed from the air in the worst single incident of racial violence in American history. Thousands of Black residents were left homeless and hundreds were injured; the number of dead remains unknown. The history of this horrific event was systematically suppressed for decades, until courageous individuals fought to bring it to light. The Ground Breaking tells the story of the massacre, unearths the history of how it was covered up, and recounts the ongoing efforts to identify victims and provide justice for survivors and their families. The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice was longlisted for both the National Book Award and the Carnegie Medal. We will be giving away at random one signed copy of the book to a program attendee. Registration is required on the library's website at: <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__livonia.libcal.com_event_8798381&d=DwMFAw&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=pc4FJwOuv9uDAk7NO7GSJocPCrzG3iv_bg9KKCo8D9Q&m=JmCNaAOI-_lXai1MI0UyAXs89YtyMGAVTMT1NmeGfFo&s=hN1IHN4UVVeggIa5JChSgbR1sO6Fq1kaKG9x_N0V4Fw&e=> https://livonia.libcal.com/event/8798381<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__livonia.libcal.com_event_8798381&d=DwQFAw&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=pc4FJwOuv9uDAk7NO7GSJocPCrzG3iv_bg9KKCo8D9Q&m=JmCNaAOI-_lXai1MI0UyAXs89YtyMGAVTMT1NmeGfFo&s=hN1IHN4UVVeggIa5JChSgbR1sO6Fq1kaKG9x_N0V4Fw&e=> We hope you will join us! [cid:LivoniaLibrary-150_448311fd-878c-427d-a2b3-a583dea86bcb.png]<http://www.livoniapubliclibrary.org> Paige Plant Librarian I PT Livonia Public Library (734) 466-2494 pplant@livoniapubliclibrary.org www.livoniapubliclibrary.org<http://www.livoniapubliclibrary.org> [cid:SocialLink_Facebook_32x32_f4cd0f65-1d29-42e1-8c6b-fa4525a26a66.png] <https://www.facebook.com/livonialibrary/> [cid:SocialLink_Twitter_32x32_88eae9ba-dbc6-4e96-8fbb-583ba4e951d4.png] <https://twitter.com/livonia_library> [cid:SocialLink_Youtube_32x32_aebcc362-2268-4807-a71b-51f1c09418fd.png] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC81D_yBDdwEXucKYYvCnXOQ> This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable laws. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone and/or reply to this e-mail message. Thank you.
