DR. MAXINE MONTGOMERY, Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of English, will moderate the discussion with panelists representing a diversity of viewpoints surrounding the modern Civil Rights Movement and the implications of that era as featured in The Nickel Boys.

To help prepare the community for Colson Whitehead’s February 9 Opening Nights public lecture, this panel will highlight connections to our local community and offer insight into the author’s literary process.

Panelists:

• DR. REGINALD ELLIS – FAMU Assistant Dean, School of Graduate Studies, and Research and Associate Professor of History
• VALERIE SCOON – FSU Film, Director of Invisible History: Middle Florida’s Hidden Roots
• PROFESSOR RAVI HOWARD – FSU English Professor and Word of South Featured Author
• PASTOR DEREK STEELE – Son of the late Tallahassee Civil Rights Activist Reverend C. K. Steele

The event is free and open to the public, but please register at: TICKETS.OPENINGNIGHTS.FSU.EDU/ONCAMPUS