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Nation Must Awake
Memoir: Your Story is History Series

Your story is history...

The victors often tell history, and as a result, other equally important people are left on the edges of the story. Memoirs are one way to take back history. Drop in for one or all three of our memoir series to learn the history and process behind them. You might just come away with the inspiration to share your own story.
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April 28, 7-8:30 pm–ZOOM
The Nation Must Awake: Your Story is History- Anneliese M. Bruner
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Join us for a presentation on and discussion of The Nation Must Awake: My Witness to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 by Mary E. Jones Parrish, led by her great-granddaughter Anneliese M. Bruner. Ms. Bruner is a writer and editor who has worked in the business, media and nonprofit sectors. Her work has appeared in Honey Magazine, Savoy Magazine, BET Weekend Magazine, USAID Frontlines, The Lily, and CNN.com. She wrote the afterword essay for The Nation Must Awake, published by Trinity University Press. Copies of the book are available to borrow from the library. To purchase, visit TulsaBook.com.


May 25, 7-8:30 pm–ZOOM
The Nation Must Awake: Your Story is History - Dr. Martin-Young
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​How is history carried by family members? Dr. Shelley Martin-Young examines this issue through the lens of her lived experience in Tulsa, discussing how those events impacted her family, surfaced issues of racism/bias and the work it takes to address them.

You’ll explore how history is carried by family members, and ways of connecting personal experiences to public events.
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With over thirty years of K-12 experience including elementary classroom teacher, elementary librarian, and district technology coach, Dr. Shelley Martin-Young is a Lecturer at Oklahoma State University-Stillwater’s School of Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences. Her research interests include using children’s and young adult literature to disrupt the single story of the history textbook and of course teaching the Tulsa Race Massacre.

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June 27, 7-8:30 pm–ZOOM
The Nation Must Awake: Your Story is History - Dr. Martin-Young & Anneliese M. Bruner
Special Local Guest - Brooklyn Demme


The victors often tell history, and as a result, other just as important people are left on the edges of the story. Memoirs are one way to take back history. How can you document your own story? Join Dr. Shelly Martin-Young and Anneliese M. Bruner, granddaughter of Mary E. Jones Parrish The Nation Must Awake: My Witness to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, and some special local guests  and learn to use the experiences of Tulsa and beyond as inspiration to share your story. 

Learn more...

  • Digital Memoir Workshop. [Conference Workshop]. ​Dwelling: A Virtual Symposium by Cultural Literacy Everywhere, (May 11-13, 2022). Hosted by the University College Dublin, Ireland.​
Knowing Your History: Place, Photography, Poetry
Making Sense of Oral History
Voice of Witness
National Writing Project
Family Search
Place & Poetry
Oral History Association
Cultural Tools
American Folklife Center
"Tulsa World" - 1921
Local Learning
Tulsa Race Massacre: Newspaper Complicity and Coverage
Juxtapose

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  • How Do I...?
    • Access My Account
    • Donate to the Library
    • Get a Document Notarized
    • Get a Library Card
    • Hold or Renew an Item
    • Rent a Room
    • Search the Catalog
    • Technology Access
    • Volunteer
  • Borrow a Museum Pass
  • About
    • About the Library
    • Annual Reports
    • Contact Us
    • Donate
    • Hours
    • Jobs
    • Policies & Budget
    • Support the Library
    • Friends of the Library
  • Youth Services
    • Youth Digital Resources
    • Children
    • Teens
  • Adult Services
    • 2021 Rockland County Reference Guide
    • 55+ Resource Guide
    • Book Discussion Groups
    • Combating Racism
    • Curated Book Lists
    • ELL Resources
    • Homebound Delivery Service
    • Papercut: The Nyack Library Podcast
    • Request a New Purchase
    • Research Business and Employment Opportunities
    • Share Covid19 Story
    • Staff Picks
    • Sustainability
  • Digital Resources
    • Catalog Mobile App
    • Ebooks and Streaming Media
    • Hotspots
    • Kindles
    • Lifelong Learning
    • NextReads
    • Niche Academy
    • NY Crime Victims Legal Help
    • NYS Civil Service Test Guides
    • Novelist
    • Rockland Executive Order #203 Response
    • Research and Databases
  • Long-Range Plan
  • Events
    • Events Calendar >
      • How to Use Localhop
    • Carnegie Concerts
    • Dorothy Gillespie
    • Exhibits
    • Grants >
      • 2022 Black American Culture & Art Series
      • 2020-2021 Black American Culture & Art Series
      • Black American Culture & Art Series: The Legacy of Toni Morrison >
        • BACAS Oral Histories
    • Highlighted Programs
    • Program Recordings
    • Past Events >
      • American Creed
      • Librarian's Guide to Staying Home... and Sane!
      • Nation Must Awake
      • 2022 Nyack Poetry Walk
      • Nyack Poetry Walk
      • Nyack Schools Saturday Academy: Exhibit
      • September 11, 2001 The Day That Changed The World Exhibition
    • Public Notices
    • Present a Program
    • Quarterly Newsletter
    • Rent a Room
    • Weekly Event Email
  • Community Events
  • Board of Trustees
  • Local History
    • Local History Room
    • Genealogy
    • Images
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    • Scholarship
  • Nyack Seed Exchange
  • See what's New
  • 2022 Summer Reading Programs