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Lawrence Otis Graham discussed his book The Senator and the Socialite: The True Story of America’s First Black Dynasty, published by HarperCollins. Slave-born Blanche K. Bruce (1841-1898) wa…

Participants talked about research into black culture, biography and memoir. Among the topics they addressed were the focus of their writing, the importance of black history, and the process…

Mr. Graham talked about his book Our Kind of People: Inside America’s Black Upper Class, published by Harper Perennial Library. The book examines the history and experiences of an elevated b…