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Daniel Thorp Book Signing "Facing Freedom: An African American Community in Virginia"
Venue: Meadowbrook Public Library, Shawsville
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Daniel Thorp
Date: Saturday, February 3, 2018
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

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Description:
Meadowbrook Public Library presents a Daniel Thorp Book Signing for "Facing Freedom: An African American Community in Virginia from Reconstruction to Jim Crow" on Saturday, February 3, 2018.

Daniel Thorp will talk about his new book "Facing Freedom: An African American Community in Virginia from Reconstruction to Jim Crow". Books will be available for purchase and signing after the program.

Daniel Thorp was born in North Carolina, but spent the early years of his life in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. After high school, Thorp returned to North Carolina where he went on to graduate from Davidson College in 1976. During his college years he spent summers as a guide at the Gettysburg National Military Park, inspiring him to continue the study of history. He went on to complete graduate work in Colonial American history, ultimately earning both a Masters and a Doctorate from Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Daniel Thorp has been teaching at Virginia Tech since 1986, and is now an Associate Professor of History. He has also taught at East Carolina University and Sutherland University in England and spent six months as a Fulbright Scholar in Wellington, New Zealand. He is the author of multiple books and a number of articles.

Link: https://liberalarts.vt.edu/faculty-directory/history-faculty/daniel-thorp.html

For more information, visit: http://www.montgomery-floyd.lib.va.us/ or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Meadowbrook-Public-Library/207765498326 or call 540-268-1964.