In his new book ‘Facing Freedom: An African American Community in Virginia from Reconstruction to Jim Crow,’ author Daniel Thorp relates the complex experience of an African American community in Montgomery County as it negotiated a radically new world in the four decades following the Civil War.
Dr. Thorp will talk about his new book Saturday, February 24 at 2 p.m. at the Christiansburg Public Library.
“Black out-migration increased markedly near the close of the nineteenth century, but the generation that transitioned from slavery to freedom in Montgomery County established the community institutions that would survive disenfranchisement and Jim Crow. ‘Facing Freedom’ reveals the stories and strategies of those who pioneered these resilient bulwarks against the rising tide of racism,” writes the University of Virginia Press.
Books will be available for purchase and signing after the program.
Daniel B. Thorp is Associate Professor of History and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech.