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SUMMARY:Stowe Prize Series: The Phillips Manuscript and "James: A Novel"
DESCRIPTION:Register to Attend in Person\nRegister to Attend Virtually\n \nThe Stowe Prize Series is a public program series that extends the values of the Stowe Prize for Literary Activism—engaging bold writing\, urgent social questions\, and the ongoing work of literary activism—through conversation and community dialogue. \nThis year\, we’re placing two powerful works in conversation: the recently discovered Phillips Manuscript\, which traces the life of William H. Phillips\, and Percival Everett’s award-winning novel James. The manuscript—on view at each gathering—follows Phillips from his birth into slavery in Virginia in 1841 to his leadership at Shiloh Baptist Church\, illuminating the resilience\, intellect\, and faith that shaped Black life before and after emancipation. In conversation with James\, which reimagines Huck Finn through Jim’s perspective\, these works invite us to consider a central question: what role does storytelling play in shaping how we understand history—and our present moment? \nAbout the Speakers\nLincoln Hirn is a Ph.D. candidate in the History Department at University of Connecticut\, where he studies the literary memory of slavery\, the Civil War\, and Reconstruction. He is currently conducting a survey of the Stowe Center’s archival holdings\, examining the trans-metropolitan activist networks that connected the Hookers to the Phillips family and to broader movements for reform\, philanthropy\, and literary patronage. His doctoral dissertation charts the evolution of the slave narrative as a literary form across the postbellum period. His nonfiction writing has appeared in Nineteenth Century Studies Journal\, while his fiction has appeared in Across the Margin\, Review Americana\, and L’Esprit Literary Review. \n  \n\nCamesha Scruggs\, professor at Central Connecticut State University\, will facilitate a conversation about the manuscript and our Stowe Prize–winning novel\, James\, guiding us in reflecting together on the themes and questions these works raise.
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LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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SUMMARY:Stowe Prize Series: The Phillips Manuscript and "James: A Novel"
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public\n77 Forest St\, Hartford | Zoom\n6:00 – 7:30 PM EST\, Presentation and audience Q&A\nRiverbend Bookshop: Get a 10% discount our Stowe Prize books! Mention us at check-out or use STOWEFORCHANGE for online purchases.\nWith gratitude to our funders for their support\n\n\nRegister to Attend in Person\nRegister to Attend Virtually\n\nGodfrey L. Simmons Jr.\, Artistic Director of the HartBeat Ensemble\, will stage a dramatic reading of selections of the Phillips Manuscript. Cat White\, Director of Historic Collections at the Stowe Center\, will introduce the project and provide context for each passage. Dr. Camesha Scruggs\, professor at Central Connecticut State University\, will then facilitate a conversation about the manuscript and our Stowe Prize winning novel\, Percival Everett’s James.  \n \nThe Stowe Prize Series continues with a powerful exploration of history\, storytelling\, and the enduring struggle for freedom. \nThis year\, we bring into conversation two remarkable works: the recently discovered Phillips Manuscript\, which documents the extraordinary life of Dr. William H. Phillips\, and Percival Everett’s award-winning novel James. The Phillips Manuscript will be on display at each gathering. \nBorn enslaved in Virginia in 1841\, Dr. Phillips went on to become a nationally respected minister at Shiloh Baptist Church in Philadelphia. His life touches on pivotal events of 19th-century America and illuminates the resilience\, courage\, and intellect of Black Americans before and after emancipation. His story resonates with the themes of Everett’s James\, which reframes the story of Huck Finn through the eyes of Jim. \nTogether\, these works invite us to reflect on the essential question:What is the role of storytelling and narrative in our understanding of history and our current culture?
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/stowe-prize-series-the-phillips-manuscript-and-james-a-novel/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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