The Temple Israel Anti-Racism Task Force invites you to a book review, led by Dr. Tara J. Hayes, M.A., Ph.D., with an introduction by our Task Force Committee Member, Amy Mindell.

HOMEGOING, by Yaa Gyasi

• October 4, 2021 at 12 Noon at the Temple Israel outdoor Pavilion.
• Bring your own lunch! Drinks and cookies will be provided.
• All unvaccinated & vaccinated participants must wear a mask.
• Social distancing will be observed.

Ghana, eighteenth century: two half sisters are born into different villages, each unaware of the other. One will marry an Englishman and lead a life of comfort in the palatial rooms of the Cape Coast Castle. The other will be captured in a raid on her village, imprisoned in the very same castle, and sold into slavery.

Homegoing follows the parallel paths of two half sisters and their descendants through eight generations: from the Gold Coast to the plantations of Mississippi, from the American Civil War to Jazz Age Harlem. Yaa Gyasi’s extraordinary novel illuminates slavery’s troubled legacy both for those who were taken and those who stayed—and shows how the memory of captivity has been inscribed on the soul of our nation.

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This event is supported by the Newman Family Fund for Library Programs & Resources.

Registration charge: $10 Temple Members / $18 Non Temple Members