Join us as Dr. Daniel Barrett moderates an important Conversations discussion with R. Derek Black, (they/them) an activist and author who shares important insights and lessons for these contentious times.

In their provocative new memoir, A Klansman's Son: My Journey from White Nationalism to Antiracism, Black shares the story of being raised as a white nationalist, their journey toward renouncing their family's beliefs and apologizing for their past actions. Black also will talk about their transformation to working today as an antiracist activist.

This discussion is part of the Conversations Series, created in partnership by the Redding League of Women Voters and the Mark Twain Library.

Books will be available for purchase at Books on the Common in Ridgefield and Byrd's Books in Bethel.

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Panelists: 

R. Derek Black (they/them) is a doctoral candidate in history at the University of Chicago. Since 2016, they have spoken to many audiences at universities, foundations, institutions, museums, synagogues, and churches. They received the Elie Wiesel Award and a humanitarian award from the Anti-Defamation League. The Klansman's Son is their first book.

Dr. Daniel W. Barrett is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Western Connecticut State University. A former Redding resident, he graduated with a BA from Wesleyan University, earned his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Arizona State University and served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Health Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.