August Author Talk: E. Dolores Johnson

Register Online

• Say I’m Dead: A Family Memoir of Race, Secrets, and Love by E. Dolores Johnson
• Tuesday, August 25, 2020—6:00pm
• Presented by the Boston Public Library, the Museum of African American History, American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society, and the State Library of Massachusetts
• Hosted on Zoom by WGBH Forum Network

You’re invited to join us for a virtual author talk at 6pm on Tuesday, August 25, with E. Dolores Johnson, author of Say I’m Dead: A Family Memoir of Race, Secrets, and Love. We’ve partnered with the Boston Public Library, the Museum of African American History, and American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society to bring you this virtual talk, which is free and open to all!

E. Dolores Johnson grew up in Buffalo, NY, the daughter of a white mother and an African American father. After earning degrees from Howard University and Harvard Business School and starting a career in business, she began a search to understand her family’s history – and found the white half of the story missing. Say I’m Dead unwinds her family’s story and shows the secrets, separation, and transformation they experienced living as mixed race in America. Johnson identifies her family history in the larger American racial story, bringing readers to the present day. Now her African American daughter can do what her white grandmother couldn’t: marry across the color line without fear. Don’t miss hearing about this remarkable book and family history.

In addition to this first book, E. Dolores Johnson has published essays on mixed race, racism, and identity, which have been featured in such publications as Narratively, Buffalo News, Writers of Color Anthology, and Hippocampus. 

This virtual event will be hosted on Zoom by WGBH Forum Network and will be moderated by L'Merchie Frazier, Director of Education and Interpretation at the Museum of African American History. To register, please visit: 

https://wgbh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2uaO4nqWRO-HtfIg-w14qg

The Boston Public Library's community partners, Trident Booksellers & Cafe, is selling copies of Say I’m Dead, A Family Memoir of Race, Secrets and Love, signed by the author, via their online store. To purchase this book visit this link: https://www.tridentbookscafe.com/book/9781641602747

Be sure to check out the other upcoming author events hosted by our partners:

• Boston Public Library: https://www.bpl.org/author-talk-series-at-the-central-library/
• Museum of African American History: https://www.maah.org/events
• NEHGS/American Ancestors: https://www.americanancestors.org/inspire 

Author Talks Committee

State Library of Massachusetts