Philadelphia, PA – During Black History Month, Newsweek’s Sana Butler will join the National Constitution Center for a conversation about her new book, Sugar of the Crop: My Journey to Find the Children of Slaves, an account of her ten year odyssey to find and interview the last surviving children of American slaves. The program will take place on Monday, February 22, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free, but reservations are required by calling 215.409.6700.
In Sugar of the Crop,
Sana Butler is a special correspondent for Newsweek International, where she writes human interest stories on travel, from gorilla trekking in
A book sale and signing will follow the program, courtesy of Joseph Fox Bookshop.
The National Constitution Center, located at 525 Arch St. on Philadelphia’s Independence Mall, is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing public understanding of the U.S. Constitution and the ideas and values it represents. The Center serves as a museum, an education center, and a forum for debate on constitutional issues. The museum dramatically tells the story of the Constitution from Revolutionary times to the present through more than 100 interactive, multimedia exhibits, film, photographs, text, sculpture and artifacts, and features a powerful, award-winning theatrical performance, “Freedom Rising”. The Center also houses the
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