Women's History, Black History event....Carol Booker to talk about book Alone Atop the Hill (press release)

March 16, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Robyn Truslow

410-535-0291

 

We know that the past informs the future so it is always wise to learn more about our history.  Calvert Library, Calvert County Commission for Women and Concerned Black Women are hosting Carol McCabe Booker to present Alice Dunnigan’s autobiography Alone Atop the Hill: Pioneer of the National Black Press on Monday, March 30, at 7pm at Calvert Library Prince Frederick. Alice Dunnigan began life in rural poverty and eventually became the first African American woman to serve as a White House and congressional news correspondent.  The book has been described as an unflinching look at how Dunnigan endured the rough-and-tumble political terrain of the 1940s and 1950s and how she persevered to keep civil rights in the public eye before the civil rights movement was recognized by white America. 

 

We have Carol McCabe Booker to thank for bringing this story back into the light.  Booker condensed Dunnigan’s 1974 self-published book editing it to add scholarly annotations and historic context resulting in a book with wide appeal.  Booker is a former journalist and DC attorney.  She and her husband, Simeon Booker, wrote Shocking the Conscience: A Reporter’s Account of the Civil Rights Movement.  Booker is an engaging writer and a captivating presenter.  Come to be enlightened, entertained and inspired.  For more information, call Robyn Truslow at 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862. 

 

###

 

Robyn Truslow

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

410-535-0291

410-535-3022 (fax)

Calvert Library…Your Source for Awesome!