Book Talk: All for Civil Rights: African American Lawyers in South Carolina, 1868-1968

All for Civil Rights: African American Lawyers in South Carolina, 1868-1968 book cover

Join us on Thursday, May 24, from noon to 1:00 p.m. for this month's author talk and book signing: All for Civil Rights: African American Lawyers in South Carolina, 1868-1968, by William Lewis Burke, Jr. This is the first book-length study devoted to black lawyers’ struggles and achievements in the state that had the largest black population in the country, by percentage, until 1930―and that was a majority black state through 1920.

Speaker @ the Center is FREE and open to the public; however, we ask that you click here to register to ensure a seat. This program will be held at the South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate Street, Columbia. Please visit our map & directions page or call (803) 734-8666 for parking information. For more information about Speaker @ the Center, please visit ReadSC.org. Books will be available for purchase and signing. For more information, please contact Andersen Cook, Statewide Initiatives Coordinator at (803)545-4432 or acook@statelibrary.sc.gov.

Upcoming Event

Speaker at the Center: South Carolina Wildlife Magazine 70th Anniversary with Joey Frazier & Cindy Thompson

Speaker at the Center: South Carolina Wildlife Magazine 70th Anniversary with Joey Frazier & Cindy Thompson

January 18, 2024, 3:30 PM
Join the South Carolina State Library's Center for the Book and the SC Wildlife Magazine for our next Speaker at the Center Author Talk featuring Joey and Cindy from the Magazine to discuss their 70th Anniversary and the history of the publication.