October 03, 2011, Monday - One Minneapolis, One Read with Michele Norris and Kerri Miller at the Guthrie

Time:  7:00pm

Location: Wurtele Thrust Stage, Guthrie, 818 South 2nd Street

This year, folks all over Minneapolis will have something in common: a book. One Minneapolis, One Read will bring people in the city together and spark conversations by having everyone read the same book.

The One Read book is The Grace of Silence by Minneapolis native and National Public Radio host Michele Norris. This memoir describes the experience of the Norrises as the first black family on the block in a south Minneapolis neighborhood. Norris also details her discovery of race-based family secrets. In her research for the book, Norris learned that her father, upon his return from service in World War II, had been shot by a Birmingham police officer.

Minnesota Public Radio News host Kerri Miller will have a conversation with NPR's Michele Norris about The Grace of Silence and One Minneapolis, One Read in the October 3 Guthrie event. The Grace of Silence offers opportunities for conversation about race, family and neighborhood history.

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