Author Victor Luckerson will speak about his book, "Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa's Greenwood District, America's Black Wall Street," Thursday evening at the C.L. Hoover Opera House in Junction City. This event is open to the public. There will be a reception at 6pm and discusssion begins at 7pm.
Luckerson will discuss the parrallels between Tulsa's Greenwood District and Junction City's East Ninth Street.
Victor Luckerson is a journalist and author who works to bring neglected black history to light. His recent book on the history of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Built From the Fire, was named one of the 100 Notable Books of the Year by the New York Times. Built From the Fire also received the Stone Book Award from the Museum of African American History, the Outstanding Book on Oklahoma History Award from the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize.
Victor is currently based in Washington D.C. and working as a national correspondent for Smithsonian Magazine. His writing and research have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Wired, and Time magazine. Victor also manages an email newsletter about underexplored aspects of black history called Run It Back