Please join us for a special community book launch featuring Nicholas Patler, author of the award-winning Pinchback: America’s First Black Governor, recipient of the 2025 Kemper and Leila Williams Prize.

 

Come hear the remarkable story of P.B.S. Pinchback, America’s first Black governor, meet the author, join the conversation, and have your copy of the book personally signed.

 

Wednesday, October 13
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Twin Forks Rising
601 E. Pine Street, Hattiesburg

 

This is an opportunity to gather as a community, explore an extraordinary chapter of Black and American history, and learn more about the life and legacy of a man who broke one of the nation’s highest political barriers.

 

We hope you’ll join us - and bring a friend!