Book Talk with Amy Godine at Twisted Raven

The Wilmington Historical Society invites the community to their program with historian and author Amy Godine entitled "The Black Woods" to be held on Monday, June 30 at 7:00 p.m. at the Twisted Raven Restaurant’s Rondeau Room, in Wilmington.

In her new book, Amy Godine recovers a robust history of Black pioneers who carved from the wilderness a future for their families and their civic rights. Her immersive story returns the Black pioneers and their descendants to their rightful place at the center of this history. With stirring accounts of racial justice, and no shortage of heroes, The Black Woods amplifies the unique significance of the Adirondacks in the American imagination. Books will be available for purchase and for author signing. The program is free and open to the public.

About the Author

From Saratoga Springs, New York, independent scholar Amy Godine has been writing and speaking about ethnic, migratory, and Black Adirondack history for more than three decades. Exhibits she has curated include Dreaming of Timbuctoo at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in North Elba, New York. 

“The Black Woods is a beautifully written, painstakingly researched, and uncommonly nuanced story, heretofore a footnote in the ongoing saga of race in America. But here is a real story, liberated from the chains of arrogant historiography and willing to look into dark corners of our national narrative and climb to summits that offer a panoramic ‘us.’” —Ken Burns, filmmaker.

Essex County Arts Council

“The Black Woods” program on June 30^th, free and open to the public, is made possible, in part, by the Essex County Arts Council's Cultural Assistance Program Grant with funding provided by Essex County. Attendees are welcome to arrive early or stay late to support our local restaurant (light fare & bar). For further information, go to www.wilmingtonhistoricalsociety.org  or contact the Wilmington Historical Society at whs12997@hotmail.com or 518-420-8370.