We are offsite at the Rosa Parks Museum for a truly special program featuring award-winning author and documentary producer Randal M. Jelks on Thursday, May 7, 2026 starting at 5:30 p.m. We are pleased to bring him to Montgomery for a talk about My America: Langston Hughes on Democracy, a new book in which he delivers a revelatory portrait of the celebrated poet, essayist, playwright, and American artist. Jelks will be in conversation with poet Jaqueline Allen Trimble. Event co-sponsors include the Rosa Parks Museum, League of Women Voters of Alabama, and Read Freely Alabama.
Event Description:We are offsite at the Rosa Parks Museum for a truly special program featuring award-winning author and documentary producer Randal M. Jelks on Thursday, May 7, 2026 starting at 5:30 p.m. We are pleased to bring him to Montgomery for a talk about My America: Langston Hughes on Democracy, a new book in which he delivers a revelatory portrait of the celebrated poet, essayist, playwright, and American artist. Jelks will be in conversation with poet Jaqueline Allen Trimble. Event co-sponsors include the Rosa Parks Museum, League of Women Voters of Alabama, and Read Freely Alabama.