The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection Presents
African American Resistance to Slavery: Above Ground and Underground
September 11, 2:30 p.m., Paley Library, Lecture Hall
1210 W. Berks Street, Philadelphia, PA

The Blockson Collection welcomes you to discuss the rich history and contributions of African Americans during the era of the American Revolution and the Underground Railroad with collection founder Charles L. Blockson; Curator, Dr. Diane D. Turner and renowned artist Cal Massey. The role of the arts in depicting and preserving history will be illustrated by Massey’s Patriots of African Descent and musical performance. Join us for the opportunity to meet Massey, who has been commissioned for projects with the National Parks Commission and U.S. Olympic Committee and exhibited at the Studio Museum in Harlem, and a lively discussion with historians Turner and Blockson.

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September 18, 2:30 p.m., Paley Library, Lecture Hall
1210 W. Berks Street, Philadelphia, PA

John Allen Paulos, a professor of mathematics at Temple, has gained world-wide acclaim as a public speaker, author and columnist. His latest book, Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don’t Add Up (2008), has once again caused a sensation. Previous books include Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences (1989), which spent five months on The New York Times best-sellers list, and was translated into 14 languages; and A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper (1995), which was a number one seller on amazon.com, adapted into a television mini-series for BBC and selected as one of the top 100 nonfiction books published in the English language since 1900 by Random House readers. Please join the Libraries in welcoming Paulos to Paley on September 18.

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Temple Book Club Discussion
In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
September 25, 1:00 p.m., Paley Library, Lecture Hall
1210 W. Berks Street, Philadelphia, PA

The New York Times called Michael Pollan’s latest book “lively and invaluable.” In Defense of Food (2008) takes on the food industry, proposing an answer to the question of what we should eat. He challenges the prevailing approaches to nutrition and proposes an alternative way of eating, informed by the traditions and ecology of unprocessed food. Join the Book Club for a discussion of this groundbreaking book.

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