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ABHM Book Club: A Time of Terror

2025-02-28 16:30:00 2025-02-28 17:30:00 America/Chicago ABHM Book Club: A Time of Terror Join MPL and America's Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) in a discussion of A Time of Terror: A Survivor's Story, the 1982 memoir by Dr. James Cameron, and a display of the Cameron Pamphlet Collection. Central Library - Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Room

Friday, February 28
4:30pm - 5:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-02-28 16:30:00 2025-02-28 17:30:00 America/Chicago ABHM Book Club: A Time of Terror Join MPL and America's Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) in a discussion of A Time of Terror: A Survivor's Story, the 1982 memoir by Dr. James Cameron, and a display of the Cameron Pamphlet Collection. Central Library - Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Room

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Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Room

Join MPL and America's Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) in a discussion of A Time of Terror: A Survivor's Story, the 1982 memoir by Dr. James Cameron, and a display of the Cameron Pamphlet Collection.

Join the Milwaukee Public Library and America's Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) as we partner to discuss Dr. James Cameron's 1982 memoir, A Time of Terror, and showcase a collection of Dr. Cameron's self-published writings. Visit abhmuseum.org/book-club-discussion-guides for more information about the ABHM Book Club series, and mpl.org/special_collections/images/dr-james-cameron-pamphlet-collection for more information about the Dr. James Cameron Pamphlet Collection.

Dr. James Cameron (1914-2006) was an early civil rights pioneer, self-taught public historian, and author of dozens of essays on issues in American and African American history and contemporary life. Cameron’s most well known written work is his memoir, A Time of Terror: A Survivor’s Story, now in its 3rd edition. In 1988 he founded America’s Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee awarded Cameron an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree in 1999 for a lifetime of work exhibiting materials of uncommon merit, moral and intellectual value to the city and state.

"This forceful and absorbing tale sweeps the reader through a wide range of emotions. The narrative is at once thrilling and unnerving–and interspersed with humor and philosophical reflections on humanity's predicament. For incisive insights into the viciousness of white racism under Jim Crow–and the depths of the human spirit required to resist it, look no further. Cameron's memoir is an inspired meditation on individual human endeavor, comparable to the trials and tribulations of Richard Wright's Bigger Thomas, but with an uplifting ending." – Dr. Stephen Small, African American Studies, University of California–Berkeley, author of Living History: The Legacy of Slavery in the Netherlands.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | History & Genealogy | Cultural Heritage | Book Club/Discussion |

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Sun, May 04, All day
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Mon, May 05, All day
Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove
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Tue, May 06, All day
Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove
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Tue, May 06, 10:30am - 11:15am
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A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. For children ages 3 and under, with a caregiver.

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Do you have a question about your smartphone, tablet, or other electronic device? Need help accessing library resources? We can help!

Wed, May 07, All day
Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove
The 83rd annual member exhibition opens at Milwaukee Public Library's Central Library on Saturday, May 3 and runs through Friday, June 13.

Wed, May 07, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Join us at Central library for a weekly walk. We will meet under the dome of the Central Library and take a two-mile loop through this historic neighborhood. The club meets rain or shine.

Wed, May 07, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Green Roof
Enjoy a short tour of the library's Green Roof! 

Wed, May 07, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Room - Back Area
Come build with us! We'll supply a variety of building materials and you'll bring the creativity. Meet friends and see what you can create together.

Thu, May 08, All day
Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove
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Thu, May 08, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Story Steps
Young children and their caregivers are invited to story time filled with fun stories, songs, and finger plays.

Thu, May 08, 11:00am - 11:20am
Children's Room - Back Area
Share simple stories, playful songs and gentle movement in this lapsit story time for babies aged 0-18 months, with a caregiver.

Fri, May 09, All day
Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove
The 83rd annual member exhibition opens at Milwaukee Public Library's Central Library on Saturday, May 3 and runs through Friday, June 13.

Sat, May 10, All day
Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove
The 83rd annual member exhibition opens at Milwaukee Public Library's Central Library on Saturday, May 3 and runs through Friday, June 13.

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The 83rd annual member exhibition opens at Milwaukee Public Library's Central Library on Saturday, May 3 and runs through Friday, June 13.

Sun, May 11, All day
Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove
The 83rd annual member exhibition opens at Milwaukee Public Library's Central Library on Saturday, May 3 and runs through Friday, June 13.

Mon, May 12, All day
Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove
The 83rd annual member exhibition opens at Milwaukee Public Library's Central Library on Saturday, May 3 and runs through Friday, June 13.

Cancelled
Mon, May 12, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
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