African American Pioneers Presentation Nov. 4
October 30, 2009
Marquette – Author Valerie Bradley-Holliday will speak on African-descended pioneers in the Upper Peninsula on Wednesday, November 4 at 7 p.m. in the Shiras Room of the Peter White Public Library in Marquette.
Bradley-Holliday is the author of “Northern Roots,” a history of African American settlers and how they survived by working in lumber, mining, hunting, fishing, education and sports.
Bradley-Holliday will discuss her continuing research, focusing on the positive impact African Americans have made in the Upper Peninsula. She will sign books after the presentation.
For more information call 226-4318.
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