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Confronting a Southern White Past

Two southern natives, authors Edward Ball and Karen Branan, discovered dark truths about their ancestors that became the substance of powerful books. Ball’s Slaves in the Family unravels a tale of a family that owned thousands of slaves, while Branan’s The Family Tree: A Lynching in Georgia, a Legacy of Secrets, and My Search for the Truth, follows her journey to uncover a hideous crime. Join them for an intimate conversation, moderated by New York Times journalist Rachel Swarns.











When: Tue., Sep. 27, 2016 at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont St.
718-222-4111
Price: $10
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Two southern natives, authors Edward Ball and Karen Branan, discovered dark truths about their ancestors that became the substance of powerful books. Ball’s Slaves in the Family unravels a tale of a family that owned thousands of slaves, while Branan’s The Family Tree: A Lynching in Georgia, a Legacy of Secrets, and My Search for the Truth, follows her journey to uncover a hideous crime. Join them for an intimate conversation, moderated by New York Times journalist Rachel Swarns.

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