Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History

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The first public library in the Southeast to offer specialized reference and archival collections in African American culture.
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Thursday July 31, 2025 12:00 PM EDT
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History Cost: $0-$250
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Presented by AAMBC Black Writers Weekend is our annual three day festival celebrating Black Writers and their incredible work starting Thu Jul 31 ending Sat Aug 2. Get ready to explore our vendor market, pitch your books or film scripts, connect with other writers and authors, partake in panel discu... [click here for more]
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Wednesday March 19, 2025 07:00 PM EDT
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History Cost: Digital Publishing in the Humanities Initiative
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The Emory Digital Publishing in the Humanities initiative and the Auburn Avenue Research Library welcome Dr. Beretta Smith-Shomade in conversation with Dr. Nsenga Burton for a discussion of Smith-Shomade's new book "Finding God in All the Black Places: Sacred Imaginings in Black Popular Culture." ... [click here for more]
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Tuesday February 25, 2025 06:30 PM EST
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History Cost: Free
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This illustrated guide and historic narrative sheds light on one of Atlanta’s most significant neighborhoods, Sweet Auburn, known for its... [click here for more]
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Thursday July 11, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History Cost: Check site
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From the award-winning and bestselling author of "Black Buck": A speculative novel about a young woman—invisible by birth and relegated... [click here for more]
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Tuesday May 21, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History Cost: Free
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Auburn Avenue Research Library 101 Auburn Avenue NE Atlanta, Georgia 30303

The New York Times bestselling author of "Be the Bridge" calls people of faith to be a part of lasting change and help heal the racial disparity in our country—together.

A Cappella Books and the Auburn Avenue Re... [click here for more]
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Tuesday April 23, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History Cost: Free
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Location:

Auburn Avenue Research Library 101 Auburn Avenue NE Atlanta, Georgia 30303

A deeply revealing exposé of the American prosecutorial system and its historic and present racial inequities—and how we can transform the system to one of fairness and justice.

A Cappella Books and The Baton Fo... [click here for more]
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Thursday March 7, 2024 07:00 PM EST
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History Cost: $33.50+
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Join Tim Ross — preacher, podcaster, and author of Welcome to the Basement – for a book discussion and signing. Welcome to the Basement (Nelson Books) is a practical guide for living life to the fullest, encouraging readers to “upset the world” and tap into their faith in “the basement” where ordina... [click here for more]
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Tuesday December 12, 2023 07:00 PM EST
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History Cost: Check Site
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"I felt slapped awake by Godfall's brilliant conceit and the profound change witnessed in a small town that suddenly finds... [click here for more]
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Tuesday September 26, 2023 07:00 PM EDT
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History Cost: Free
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From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of American history that corrects the record and showcases the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans. A Cappella Books and the Auburn Avenue Research Library and Museum ... [click here for more]
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Thursday April 21, 2022 06:30 PM EDT
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History Cost: Free
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The Auburn Avenue Research Library hosts its first in-person, public book event since the pandemic featuring a conversation around Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South by the late, acclaimed artist and Cuthbert, GA native Winfred Rembert. The event, hosted in collaborat... [click here for more]
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Wednesday September 30, 2020 07:00 PM EDT
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History Cost: Registration Required
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A MAN NAMED PEARL tells the inspiring story of self-taught topiary artist Pearl Fryar, whose unlikely journey to national prominence began with a bigoted remark. In 1976, Pearl took a job in a can factory in Bishopville, South Carolina. New to this rural southern town, he and his wife Metra looked a... [click here for more]
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Monday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday: Closed




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