The League of Women Voters of Whitewater is pleased to announce the continuation of
our book discussions that explore issues regarding the League’s Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion policy.

The 2024 National Book Award winner and finalist for the Booker Prize, James: A Novel
by Percival Everett, is a re-imaging of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn from the perspective of the enslaved Jim. The powerful, thought-provoking novel
is written in three parts and we will be discussing each part separately.

Part I: Tuesday, February 18 @ 6:30 pm, at the home of Dr. Dwight Watson at 220
S. Church Street - Tara McKenzie-Peoteer, WW High School teacher, will lead the
discussion including such topics as comparing the text to Huckleberry Finn and the
historical and contemporary use of the “n” word.

Part II: Thursday, March 20 @ 6:30 pm – Greg Stewart, WW High School teacher,
will continue the book discussion with emphasis on the teaching of historical time
frames and concepts such as cake walks, minstrels, slave narratives, and the Civil War.

Part III: Thursday, April 17 @ 6:30 pm – UW-Whitewater professor, Dr. Tamara
Lindsey, will lead the final session with an emphasis on topics such as emancipation,
liberation, freedom and social construction theory that suggests reality and knowledge
are shaped by societal agreements and shared assumptions.

A limited supply of books are available at The Book Teller. Call 262-269-9109 to hold a
copy. For questions or further information please call Deb Gamble at 262-953-1946.
We invite all in the Whitewater community to join us in the discussions of the book of
which The New York Times writes “below the packed dirt floor of Everett’s moral
sensibility, James is an intensely imagined human being.” Let’s delve into that world
together.