Presented in collaboration with the Mark Twain House & Museum 

Join 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.

In 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.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ibram 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.

Named 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.

TICKETS

$45 Bundled Ticket (Book & General Admission)

$15 General Admission