Deep Roots: Generational Connections to the Past

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Join North Carolina Humanities and South Carolina Center for the Book on June 24, 2021, at 12:30 p.m., for Deep Roots: Generational Connections to the Past featuring authors Derek Berry, Len Lawson, Ayla Samli, Jaki Shelton Green, and Hannah VanderHart in conversation about how their roots as Carolinians have shaped their writing and personal experiences. Registration is free and the event will conclude with an audience Q&A. This conversation is the first in a three-part author talk exploring place and identity in the Carolinas and is made possible by NC Humanities Center for the Book and South Carolina Center for the Book; affiliates of the National Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. For more information, please contact Andersen Cook at acook@statelibrary.sc.gov

Upcoming Event

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Speaker at the Center Series: Historyman Comics author, Eric K. Barnes, discusses "An Army of a Different Kind"

August 27, 2026, 6:00 PM

Please join us for our next Speaker at the Center talk with Historyman, Eric Barnes, who is on the trail of our American history through a number of projects, including the Historyman Podcast, Historyman blog, and Historyman Comics. These projects seek to illustrate and educate future generations about the challenges of the past, the hard-fought victories, and the visionary hopes of those who went before us.