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Telling the Stories of Black Lives through Biography
About this event
The joys and challenges of producing biographies of Black subjects will be the focus of a major national conference March 21-22, 2025, in Montgomery, Alabama, presented by BIO in collaboration with Troy University-Montgomery.
Telling the Stories of Black Lives through Biography is believed to be the first conference of its kind since the 1980s. Through talks, panel discussions, and opportunities to tour Montgomery’s major civil rights memorials, the conference is intended to appeal to writers and readers of biography and history along with teachers and students from throughout the Southeast region.
Registration:
Early registration is $95 for BIO members until Feb. 1, when the fee goes up to $125. Non-member registration is $140, and students can attend for $30. All registration fees include admission price to Civil Rights sites operated by the Equal Justice Initiative, including the Legacy Museum, the National Memorial, and the Freedom Movement Sculpture Park.
For more information about the schedule and for registration, please visit
https://biographersinternational.org/montgomery-biography-conference/
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