By: CofC Media
The College of Charleston will host a discussion by New York Times best-selling author Clint Smith. The program will be held on October 24th, 2022, at 7:00 pm in Sottile Theatre.
The event is free and open to the public.
Smith's nonfiction book, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America, was selected as CofC's College Reads! book for the 2022-2023 school year. The book was named one of the top ten books of 2021 by The New York Times.
The book examines the legacy of slavery in America—and how both history and activism continue to shape our everyday lives. Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks—those that are honest about the past and those that are not—that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nation’s collective history, and ourselves.
The College Reads! is the College of Charleston's campus-wide common reading program designed to connect students, faculty, and staff around a single book to promote the idea that liberally educated people read broadly and discuss with one another ideas arising from the books they share.
