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SUMMARY:VIP Invitation to Author Event - Marcia Chatelain “How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington
LOCATION:St. Louis County Library, Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO, 63131-3598
DESCRIPTION:VIP Invitation to Author Event - Marcia Chatelain “How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington\n\n10/15/26 07:00 PM CST\n - 10/15/26 09:00 PM CST\Description:\nTicket Information\n\nMembers: Complimentary admission with prior registration.\n \n\nProgram Description\n\n\n\nSt. Louis County Library Foundation’s Westfall Politics and History Series Presents:\nPulitzer Prize-winning Historian Marcia Chatelain, Author of “How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington"\n \nIn Conversation with Sowande’ Mustakeem, Washington University Department of History and Department of African & African American Studies\n\nPulitzer Prize-winning author Marcia Chatelain shares the little-known story of the pioneering Black women artists and activists at the 1963 March on Washington. There is no shortage of footage immortalizing the men who spoke in front of the 250,000 people gathered beneath the Lincoln Memorial to call for an end to segregation. Chatelain weaves a gleaming group portrait of the women. Among this cohort were several household names: vaudeville icon Josephine Baker; civil rights activist Rosa Parks, gospel legend Mahalia Jackson, and Daisy Bates, champion of the Little Rock Nine. But many were relative unknowns. “How Bright the Path Grows” renders the lives of thirteen Black women visionaries—some famous, others soon to be. \n\nBooks available from EyeSeeMe.\n\nRead more here: https://www.slcl.org/events/marcia-chatelain\n\nImportant Notes\n\nParking is onsite at the St. Louis County Library, Clark Family Branch.\nDoors open at 6:00 PM.\nReserved VIP seating will be reserved for up to 25 Forum members. A list of St. Louis Forum registrants will be supplied to the event check-in staff.\n \n\nEvent Timeline\n\nDoors Open: 6:00 pm\nProgram Begins: 7:00 pm\n \n\nRegistration will close at on Friday, September 25th so the registration list can be submitted to event staff. For more information, please contact admin@stlforum.org.\Location:\nSt. Louis County Library, Clark Family Branch\n1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd.\nSt. Louis, MO 63131-3598
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:VIP Invitation to Author Event - Marcia Chatelain “How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington<br /><br />10/15/26 07:00 PM CST - 10/15/26 09:00 PM CST<br />Description:<br /><h4><strong>Ticket Information</strong></h4>

<p><strong>Members:</strong> Complimentary admission with prior registration.<br />
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<h4><strong>Program Description</strong></h4>

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<p>St. Louis County Library Foundation&rsquo;s Westfall Politics and History Series Presents:<br />
Pulitzer Prize-winning Historian Marcia Chatelain, Author of&nbsp;&ldquo;How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington&quot;<br />
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In Conversation with Sowande&rsquo; Mustakeem, Washington University Department of History and Department of African &amp; African American Studies<br />
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marcia Chatelain shares the little-known story of the pioneering Black women artists and activists at the 1963 March on Washington. There is no shortage of footage immortalizing the men who spoke in front of the 250,000 people gathered beneath the Lincoln Memorial to call for an end to segregation. Chatelain weaves a gleaming group portrait of the women. Among this cohort were several household names: vaudeville icon Josephine Baker; civil rights activist Rosa Parks, gospel legend Mahalia Jackson, and Daisy Bates, champion of the Little Rock Nine. But many were relative unknowns. &ldquo;How Bright the Path Grows&rdquo; renders the lives of thirteen Black women visionaries&mdash;some famous, others soon to be.&nbsp;<br />
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Books available from <a href="https://eyeseeme.com/">EyeSeeMe</a>.<br />
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Read more here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.slcl.org/events/marcia-chatelain">https://www.slcl.org/events/marcia-chatelain</a></p>

<h4><strong>Important Notes</strong></h4>

<p>Parking is onsite at the St. Louis County Library, Clark Family Branch.<br />
Doors open at 6:00&nbsp;PM.<br />
Reserved VIP seating will be reserved for up to 25&nbsp;Forum members.&nbsp;A list of St. Louis Forum registrants will be supplied to the event check-in staff.<br />
&nbsp;</p>

<h4><strong>Event Timeline</strong></h4>

<p><strong>Doors Open:</strong>&nbsp;6:00 pm<br />
<strong>Program Begins:</strong>&nbsp;7:00 pm</p>
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<hr /><em>Registration will close at on Friday, September 25th so the registration list can be submitted to event staff. For more information, please&nbsp;contact admin@stlforum.org.</em><br />Location:<br />St. Louis County Library, Clark Family Branch<br />1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd.<br />St. Louis, MO 63131-3598
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