Date and Time
- Wednesday, Jun 25, 2025 6:30pm - 8pm
Location
City of Raleigh Museum
220 Fayetteville St
Details
This program aims to honor Evelyn Pope's legacy by reading books!
Evelyn B. Pope was born on August 17th, 1908, to Delia Pope and Dr. Manassa Pope. Evelyn was an avid reader whose favorite authors included Shakespeare, James Baldwin, and Richard Wright. Pope graduated from Shaw University, Hampton University, and Columbia University with her master's in library science. After working in different historically black Colleges and University libraries across the South, she finally settled in Durham, North Carolina, to work at North Carolina Central University as the Dean of Library Sciences.
After retiring in 1973, Evelyn and her sister Ruth began to work together to save their family's house, which is now the Dr. M.T. Pope House Museum. This program will be an avenue to bring community members together to talk and learn about Black history, culture, and literary fiction.
1. June 25th: Campus to Counter: Civil Rights Activism in Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina 1960-1963 by Brian Suttell
2. July 30th: Claiming Union Widowhood: Race, Respectability, and Poverty in the Post-Emancipation South by Brandi C. Brimmer
3. August 27th: Native Son by Richard Wright (From Evelyn Book Collection)
4. September 24th: Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story by Timothy B. Tyson
Credit Line for photo: City of Raleigh Historic Resources and Museum Program – Dr. M.T. Pope House Museum Collection
https://raleighnc.gov/parks-and-recreation/news/evelyns-book-club
