C.R. Gibbs Winter Lecture Series
Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, 11:20 a.m.Deanwood Library
C.R. Gibbs Winter Lecture Series
Join author, C.R. Gibbs for his Winter Lecture series at the Deanwood Neighborhood Library in February and March. The award-winning historian, humanities scholar and exhibitor of artifacts has appeared at DC Public Library since 1989. He has spoken at the Smithsonian's Anacostia Museum, Arena Stage, colleges/universities and other venues locally, nationally and internationally.
In addition to preparing scripts on African American history for D.C. schools, WETA-TV and WHUR FM Radio, Gibbs has served as a technical advisor on the film American Years, and has appeared on the History Channel, French and Belgian television. Gibbs is best known for researching, writing and narrating Sketches to Color, a 13-part companion series to the PBS series, The Civil War.
All lectures at the Deanwood Library begin at 7 p.m.
In addition to preparing scripts on African American history for D.C. schools, WETA-TV and WHUR FM Radio, Gibbs has served as a technical advisor on the film American Years, and has appeared on the History Channel, French and Belgian television. Gibbs is best known for researching, writing and narrating Sketches to Color, a 13-part companion series to the PBS series, The Civil War.
All lectures at the Deanwood Library begin at 7 p.m.
- Thursday, February 21, 2019: "Migrations: The African Presence Around the World, Past and Present."
- Thursday, March 21, 2019: "From Jamestown To Freedom: 1619 - 2019."
