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SUMMARY:Ibram X. Kendi: Chain of Ideas
DESCRIPTION:Presented in collaboration with the Mark Twain House & Museum  \nJoin us for an evening with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi\, National Book Award–winning historian and author of How to Be an Antiracist\, as he discusses his powerful new book\, Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age. \nIn Chain of Ideas\, Kendi traces how “great replacement theory” and related conspiracies have evolved over centuries — moving from fringe paranoia to mainstream political rhetoric. With clarity and insight\, he reveals how these ideas have shaped modern fears\, fueled extremist movements\, and threatened democracy itself. Blending history\, analysis\, and urgent storytelling\, Kendi challenges audiences to confront the forces undermining equality and justice — and to imagine a freer\, more democratic future. \nREGISTER HERE! \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR\n \nIbram X. Kendi is one of America’s foremost historians and antiracist scholars. He is the founding director of the Howard University Institute for Advanced Study and the author of several acclaimed books\, including Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (winner of the National Book Award) and How to Be an Antiracist. \nNamed one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world\, Kendi has received the MacArthur Fellowship and numerous other honors for his work examining racism and inequality in America and beyond. \n\nTICKETS\n$45 Bundled Ticket (Book & General Admission) \n$15 General Admission
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/ibram-x-kendi-chain-of-ideas/
LOCATION:Immanuel Congregational Church\, 10 Woodland Street\, Hartford\, 06105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Tours
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SUMMARY:"In America\, the Law is King": Considering Thomas Paine's Common Sense at 250
DESCRIPTION:On the 250th anniversary of Common Sense\, join the Stowe Center for Literary Activism for an evening of shared reading\, conversation\, and civic reflection. \nTogether\, we will revisit Thomas Paine’s revolutionary pamphlet\, read selected excerpts\, and explore its enduring declaration that “In America\, the Law is King.” With scholars and community leaders\, we will draw throughlines between Common Sense’s anti-monarchical message and present-day challenges to democracy—and consider what action looks like now. \n\n\nFeatured Speakers\n \nDr. Sarah Moon\nSarah Moon is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing Studies\, Rhetoric\, and Composition at Roger Williams University. Her scholarship explores community and classroom writing in performance. A playwright\, she facilitates the Coventry Playwrights Collective new play workshop and Write Your Roots\, a food-centered community writing and performance project. She holds a PhD in Rhetoric and Composition from the University of Connecticut and an MFA in Playwriting from Brandeis University. \n \nDr. Scott Gac\nScott Gac is an author\, historian\, and teacher\, and a Professor of History and American Studies at Trinity College in Connecticut. His work on American music and social activism has appeared in Choice\, Rethinking History\, and Reviews in American History. His most recent book is Born in Blood: Violence and the Making of America (Cambridge University Press\, 2024). \n\nCommunity Reader Bios\nWe are delighted to feature leaders from Hartford-area social justice organizations as community readers. \nNorm Moghtaderi\nNorm Moghtaderi is an improvisor and actor with Sea Tea Improv in Hartford\, CT. Norm can be seen performing regularly at the Sea Tea Comedy Theater and venues across the region\, including the Mark Twain house where he portrays Twain’s literary characters for Clue mystery tours. He completed the improvisation training program at the renowned Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. Norm is a labor and housing justice advocate\, he is pro-union and anti-imperialism.  While Norm can be seen teaching improv at schools and workplaces across the state\, he is most passionate about making sure your dog is entertained. \n\n\nMadelyn Macbryde\n \nMadelyn Macbryde is an artist\, singer-songwriter\, actor\, and comedian based in Connecticut. She is a teaching artist at the Wadsworth\, Oddfellows Playhouse\, and other arts organizations. She is a member of the Coventry Playwrights and performs in their special productions. Madelyn performs regularly at the Sea Tea Comedy Theater in Hartford and occasionally at UCB in New York. In all her work she strives to promote messages of love\, liberation\, justice\, and truth.\n \n\nTianna Glass-Tripp\nTianna Glass-Tripp is a playwright\, comedic writer\, and storyteller living in Bloomfield\, CT. Along with her wife Charmagne\, she owns Gripp Productions; an artistic production company with a focus on community. In this role she has directed and produced several live shows in Greater Hartford. Additionally\, Tianna is an intuitive healer\, a cat mom\, and a karaoke powerhouse. \n  \n\nKamora Herrington\n \nKamora Herrington is an experiential educator working at the intersections of identity and community. She is the recipient of the New Haven Pride Center’s Dorothy Award\, the CT Voice Award for Advocacy\, and a 100 Women of Color Award. Her work supports individuals and organizations committed to personal and professional growth through cultural humility. \nKamora’s Cultural Corner: KCC provides both a metaphoric and physical space to learn to use the gifts and privileges of our unique and shared identities. Approaching cultural humility through a Black Queer and Afrocentric perspective we create and navigate Brave Spaces with the intention of building and supporting organic community connections.  \n\n\n \nDavid Hopkins\nDavid Hopkins is President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Hartford. \nUrban League of Greater Hartford: Since 1964\, with a legacy rooted in fighting for equal opportunities and against the injustice of discrimination\, our programs and services have helped Hartford area residents overcome barriers to achieve their life goals.  \n\n\nSam Pudlin\n \nSam Pudlin is a founding member of the Hartford Jewish Organizing Collective. \nHartford Jewish Organizing Collective: HJOC brings together Hartford-area Jews to fight for the liberation of all people through political action\, community-building\, and religious ritual. Focused on the connection between the local and the global\, it has been a force for housing justice\, public education\, and the liberation of Palestine. Founded in 2023\, it has since grown into Hartford’s largest Jewish congregation. 
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LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe
DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-11-32/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe
DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-11-33/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe
DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-11-34/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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