Dr. Veta Tucker to speak at Loutit District Library February 23 | Arts & Culture

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. --  In recogntion to Black History Month, Grand Valley State University’s Dr. Veta Tucker will present “Journeys to Freedom in Michigan” on February 23 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Loutit District Library’s Program Room A.

Tucker’s program is an overview of Michigan’s role as a Midwest hub of the Underground Railroad and anti-slavery movement with a particular emphasis on sites, rescuers and freedom-seekers in western Michigan.

This program is free and open to the public.

Dr. Tucker, Associate Professor of English and African American Studies and teaches African American literature, African American Studies and American literature at GVSU. Her research activities include extensive study of several lesser known African American slave women who transgressed the social station dictated for them by 19th century social norms, seized their freedom, and made significant contributions to African American and American life in the 19th century.

Loutit District Library is located at 407 Columbus Avenue in Grand Haven, Michigan. The library serves 35,540 residents of the City of Grand Haven, the City of Ferrysburg, Grand Haven Charter Township, Robinson Township and that part of Port Sheldon Township in the Grand Haven Area Public School District. For more information, visit www.loutitlibrary.org.