BOOK CLUB
The Book Club has read more than 30 books since its inception. The books cover a range of topics related to the UCDA mission of educating, celebrating, and advocating diversity and equality.
The group meets the fourth Tuesday of each month except December at 4 pm in the Cumberland Room of the Art Circle Public Library in Crossville. A new book club has been formed and the first two meetings will be held at the United Fund building at 348 Taylor St., Crossville. See the calendar for more details.
November Book Selection
Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin (published in 1961) is a nonfiction account of the author’s journey through the racially segregated American South in 1959. Griffin, a white journalist, temporarily darkened his skin using medication and dye to experience life as a Black man. Traveling through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, he encounters racism, discrimination, and hostility firsthand. His observations expose the harsh realities of segregation and prejudice that Black Americans endured daily. The book is both a personal transformation story and a powerful social critique that challenges readers to confront racial injustice and empathy.
