Join Ernest McMillian and Daniel Black in a conversation on resilience, fortitude, and survival as Black Americans and their struggle for acceptance into the democratic society our Constitution claims to provide. In his book, Standing: One Man’s Odyssey During the Turbulent ‘60s, Ernest McMillan writes about his experience as a Black man coming of age during the Civil Rights movement and his path to becoming a civil rights activist and community advocate. In Black on Black, award-winning author and professor of African American Studies Daniel Black gives voice to those that often live on the margins of our society through his collection of essays.

Moderator: Peniel Joseph

Book Signing: 5:15 PM at Main Signing Tent

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