Exploring Diversity Book Group

Join the Exploring Diversity Book Group on October 26 at 1:30 PM via Zoom as they discuss Trouble the Water by Rebecca Dwight Bruff, a work of biographical historical fiction based on the life of Civil War hero Robert Smalls.

Born enslaved in Beaufort, South Carolina, Smalls was sent to Charleston at age twelve, where he worked on the docks and learned to pilot ships. During the Civil War, the cotton steamer on which he worked became a Confederate warship. Smalls seized an extraordinary opportunity to gain freedom for himself and others by taking control of the vessel and escaping to Union forces.

He went on to serve aboard Union warships during the war, becoming a de facto captain and helping demonstrate the ability and determination of African Americans fighting for freedom.

Read the book in advance and join us for conversation and discussion.  To join the Zoom discussion: https://zoom.us/j/95479480471?pwd=amxiN21yWHJTaGdsYjREanh2R0UvQT09