Join us for a riveting conversation with award-winning biologist Beronda Montgomery as we discuss her book, When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy. The histories of trees in America are also the histories of Black Americans. Pecan trees were domesticated by an enslaved African named Antoine; sycamore trees were both havens and signposts for people trying to escape enslavement; poplar trees are historically associated with lynching; and willow bark has offered the gift of medicine. Beronda explores the ways seven trees, as well as the cotton shrub, are intertwined with Black history and reveals how knowledge surrounding these trees has shaped America since the very beginning. Registration is required for this VIRTUAL program on Tuesday, August 25 @ 2:00 pm.