Posted p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013
The Pulitzer Prize writer of a book on the migration of black Americans from the South to the urban North and West will speak and sign books at UW-L Tuesday, March 5.
- Pulitzer Prize writer Isabel Wilkerson will speak at UW-L Tuesday, March 5.
Isabel Wilkerson to discuss ‘The Warmth of Other Suns’
The Pulitzer Prize writer of a book on the migration of black Americans from the South to the urban North and West will speak and sign books at UW-La Crosse.
Isabel Wilkerson will discuss her book, “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, in 1400 Centennial Hall. Books will be available for purchase; a book signing will follow.
Wilkerson, who spent most of her career as a national correspondent and bureau chief at “The New York Times,” was the first black woman to win a Pulitzer Prize — and the first black American to win for individual reporting. The book is the story of three black Americans who made the journey, explaining what compelled them to leave their homes in search of the American Dream. Find out more at: http://isabelwilkerson.com/
- Book jacket
Her presentation, free and open to the public, is part of the Allen B. Birchler Lecture Series sponsored through the College of Liberal Studies. For more information, contact the college at 785.8113.
If you go—
Who: Pulitzer Prize writer Isabel Wilkerson
What: Book Lecture “The Warmth of Other Suns”
When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 5
Where: 1400 Centennial Hall
Admission: Free, part of the Allen B. Birchler Lecture Series