Bottom Book Club | Rooted by Brea Baker
Thu, Apr 10
|Ebony & Ivory Brewing
Our next book club features Rooted: The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership by Brea Baker
Time & Location
Apr 10, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 2300 N Central St #101, Knoxville, TN 37917, USA
About the Event
Join us for our next book club, where we'll dive into the book Rooted by Brea Baker. The Bottom Book Club will gather on Thursday, April 10 from 6-8pm at Ebony & Ivory Brewing. You can purchase the book in-store, on this event page, or online through bookshop.org.
About Rooted
Why is less than 1% of rural land in the U.S. owned by Black people? An acclaimed writer and activist explores the impact of land theft and violent displacement on racial wealth gaps, arguing that justice stems from the literal roots of the earth.
To understand the contemporary racial wealth gap, we must first unpack the historic attacks on Indigenous and Black land ownership. From the moment that colonizers set foot on Virginian soil, a centuries-long war was waged, resulting in an existential dilemma: Who owns what on stolen land? Who owns what with stolen labor? To answer these questions,…
Tickets
Pay What You Can
This ticket is your RSVP. The event is free, but we are always accepting donations.
$+Ticket service feeRSVP & Book
This ticket includes an RSVP and a copy of the book "Here For It". Books can be picked up from The Bottom upon purchase of the ticket.
$30.00+$0.75 ticket service fee
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