Learn the story behind our On The Same Page selection at the Lewisville Branch Library
Come hear the fascinating history behind Happy Land, the novel inspired by the real-life Kingdom of the Happy Land, a historic community of freed Black people in Henderson County, North Carolina.
Hendersonville historian, storyteller, and Henderson County Public Library employee Ronnie Pepper will share the stories, people, and research that brought this remarkable chapter of local history to Dolen Perkins-Valdez and everyone who has read Happy Land .
On The Same Page: The Pursuit of Happy LandLewisville Branch Library
Saturday, Oct. 3 at 11 a.m.
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