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July 23, 2021 By

August Speaker Series: Extraordinary Black Missourians via Zoom


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  • Date: August 2, 2021 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Dr. John A. Wright is our August 2nd presenter for our Speakers Series on Zoom at 6:00pm. Dr. Wright has written more than a half dozen books about African-American history in Missouri and in particularly the St. Louis region. His August topic will be “Extraordinary Black Missourians.” He published a 2013 book by the same title.

Here are three links about the author, the book and the topic.

John Wright honored for writing ‘our history’ | Local News | stlamerican.com

Extraordinary Black Missourians: Pioneers, Leaders, Performers, Athletes, and Other Notables Who’ve Made History: John A. Wright Sr. and Sylvia A. Wright: 9781935806479: Amazon.com: Books

‘Extraordinary Black Missourians’ Profiles Even More Locals Who Made History | St. Louis Public Radio (stlpublicradio.org)

 

Our Zoom link is below.

Dr. John Wright, Sr. – August Speaker Zoom Link

Meeting ID: 884 4289 2741

Passcode: 510566

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