Anderson County Library Celebrates Black History

Join us for a weeklong series of Black History Month
events at the Main Library. All are free and open to the public.

Saturday, February 12, 1 p.m.
	Bright Star Children’s Theatre presents Struggle for Freedom. For grades 3 through adult. Celebrates the work and life of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the context of the American Civil Rights Movement.
Sunday, February 13, 3 p.m.
		Book Talk and Signing: I Belong to South Carolina: South Carolina Slave Narratives. Editor Dr. Susanna Ashton, associate professor of English at Clemson University, has compiled seven narratives documenting slavery in the Upstate, Midlands, and Lowcountry of South Carolina, from plantations to urban servitude. Books will be available for purchase.
Tuesday, February 15, 6:30 p.m.
	Africans in the Biblical Early Church and Shape Note Singing. Discussion led by Father David Randolph of Christ the Saviour Antiochian Orthodox Church of Anderson, with a performance by The Community Workshop Choir led by Ms. Lena Davis and with members representing 19 churches from the Anderson community.
Wednesday, February 16, 6:30 p.m.
		*Traditional Gullah Folk Music: Call and Response* Sharon Cooper-Murray “The Gullah Lady,” returns to Anderson with an interactive program that begins with the introduction of Christianity to the West African slaves and travels from the hush parlors and praise houses to children’s play songs.
Thursday, February 17, 6:30 p.m.
	Family Night@Your Library with Dr. Tommy Watson. Join Dr. Watson, associate professor of music at Anderson University, in a family-friendly program of West African music and storytelling.
Friday, February 18, 6:30 p.m.
		Film screening: Long Walk Home Starring Whoopi Goldberg and Sissy Spacek. Set during the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott. Refreshments will be available for purchase.