SCHOMBURG

CENTER

LITERARY

FESTIVAL

JUNE 14 - 19 2021

The Virtual EditioN

Book of Cures by Barbara Earl Thomas

Courtesy of Claire Oliver Gallery and Barbara Earl Thomas

Photo by Spike Mafford Photography

ABOUT

SCHOMBURG CENTER LITERARY FESTIVAL

The Virtual Edition

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June 14 - 19, 2021​

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The Schomburg Center Literary Festival: Reading the African Diaspora expands the center's long tradition of championing authors of African descent from across the globe and publications that celebrate Black history and culture. The day-long book festival has been reconfigured as a virtual festival taking place over six days as the Schomburg Center's doors remain temporarily closed due to COVID-19. Throughout the week, our featured authors and books will help us explore concepts of freedom, culminating on June 19, also known in the United States as Juneteenth, a day in 1865 marking freedom for enslaved people in Galveston, Texas.

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The Schomburg Center Literary Festival is generously sponsored by the New York Life Foundation and Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation.

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Visit here frequently to find out about the books and authors joining us for the 2021 festival!

Book of Cures by Barbara Earl Thomas

Courtesy of Claire Oliver Gallery and Barbara Earl Thomas

Photo by Spike Mafford Photography

REVISIT

You can revisit the 2019 and 2020 festivals at anytime.  See the line-up or rewatch the programs on Livestream.

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