Author Chat- A Black Congressman's Fight for Civil Rights - NEW
A free Adult School event. Click here to register.
Learn about a legendary civil rights activist that time forgot.
Join Prof. Marion Orr of Brown University in conversation about his new book, "The House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr." with Prof. Domingo Morel of NYU. Audience Q&A to follow. Books will be available for sale and signing by Watchung Booksellers after the program.
At the height of the civil rights movement, Charles C. Diggs Jr. was the consummate power broker. In a political career spanning 1951 to 1980, Diggs, Michigan’s first Black member of Congress, was the only federal official to attend the trial of Emmett Till’s killers, worked behind the scenes with Martin Luther King Jr., and founded the Congressional Black Caucus. He was also the chief architect of legislation that restored home rule to Washington, DC, and almost single-handedly ignited the American anti-apartheid movement in the 1960s. Don't miss it!
- Date:
- Tuesday, February 10, 2026
- Time:
- 6:15pm - 7:45pm
- Location:
- Montclair Main - Auditorium, Montclair Main - Conference Room
- BCCLS Library:
- Montclair Public Library
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Adult School Author Talk
- adultschool@montclairlibrary.org
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