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Please note: A complete listing of LOA’s Lift Every Voice events centered on African American poetry can be found at africanamericanpoetry.org.
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With David W. Blight
Wednesday, February 15
6–7 p.m. ET
Frederick Douglass’s first recorded speech, “I Have Come to Tell You Something About Slavery,” inaugurated a five-decade career as the fiery, eloquent champion of abolition and emancipation, equal rights and human dignity. Join David W. Blight, Douglass’s Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer and editor of a revelatory new LOA collection, for an exploration of the genius of an extraordinary man who escaped slavery to become one of the greatest orators and writers in American history.
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Tuesday, March 14
6–7 p.m. ET
For Women’s History Month, discover the visionary science fiction writers who broke the genre’s gender barrier. With Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Pamela Sargent, Sheree Renée Thomas, and Lisa Yaszek. Registration link to come.
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Thursday, April 20
6–7 p.m. ET
Acclaimed short-story writers Tobias Wolff and Nicole Krauss join LOA Live for a master class in one of Bernard Malamud’s greatest stories, with Malamud’s biographer Philip Davis. Registration link to come.
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Wednesday, May 17
6–7 p.m. ET
With Roy Blount Jr., Ian Frazier, Mary Roach, Paul Theroux, Ed Park, Calvin Trillin, and special guests. Registration link to come.
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