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Imani Perry to speak at Juneteenth event at The Bardavon

Imani Perry
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Imani Perry

The Poughkeepsie Public Library District and The Bardavon are presenting a Juneteenth event at the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie, New York on Sunday, June 19 with Imani Perry – a Princeton scholar of race, law and African-American culture who will speak about her new book, "South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation."

Imani Perry joins us with a preview.

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