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Book Club – “Kin: Rooted in Hope”

18751 Hogaboom Lane
St. Mary's City , 20686

12 Aug 2026

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2:00pm - 3:30pm

icford@smcm.edu

Book Club, Events

Book Club – “Kin: Rooted in Hope”

18751 Hogaboom Lane
St. Mary's City , 20686

12 Aug 2026

2:00pm - 3:30pm

Overview

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | HSMC Visitor Center Auditorium

A Farthing’s for Your Thoughts book club is a monthly gathering hosted by Iris Ford, Ph.D. Each month the book club is invited to read a book of their choosing, then join Iris for a lively discussion that offers analysis and deepens understanding of the book and each other. The book club selections range from fiction to non-fiction, classics to new releases, reflecting the diverse reading habits of the group.

Listen in and join the conversation around author Carole Boston Weatherford book, Kin: Rooted in Hope.

Summary:

A powerful portrait of a Black family tree shaped by enslavement and freedom, rendered in searing poems by acclaimed author Carole Boston Weatherford and stunning art by her son Jeffery Boston Weatherford.

I call their names:
Abram Alice Amey Arianna Antiqua
I call their names:
Isaac Jake James Jenny Jim
Every last one, property of the Lloyds,
the state’s preeminent enslavers.
Every last one, with a mind of their own
and a story that ain’t yet been told.
Till now.

Carole and Jeffery Boston Weatherford’s ancestors are among the founders of Maryland. Their family history there extends more than three hundred years, but as with the genealogical searches of many African Americans with roots in slavery, their family tree can only be traced back five generations before going dark. And so from scraps of history, Carole and Jeffery have conjured the voices of their kin, creating an often painful but ultimately empowering story of who their people were in a breathtaking book that is at once deeply personal yet all too universal.

The book club is free and open to the public

INFO: icford@smcm.edu