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The Library Foundation presents atCentral: Sarah Bird: Juneteenth Rodeo

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Photo courtesy of Sarah Bird, author

In Juneteenth Rodeo, the latest from bestselling Texas writer Sarah Bird, the author shares her photos from the 1970s that offer a rare portrait of the jubilant and now all-but-vanished world of small-town Black rodeos.

Bird will be joined in conversation with historian Michael Hurd, former director of Prairie View A&M University’s Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culture. A book signing will follow.

In Juneteenth Rodeo, the latest from bestselling Texas writer Sarah Bird, the author shares her photos from the 1970s that offer a rare portrait of the jubilant and now all-but-vanished world of small-town Black rodeos.

Bird will be joined in conversation with historian Michael Hurd, former director of Prairie View A&M University’s Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culture. A book signing will follow.

WHEN

WHERE

Austin Central Library, Austin Public Library
710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701, USA
https://austinlibrary.org/

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Admission is free.

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