[Michlib-l] Upcoming Hybrid Event at BPL: Author Talk- Dr. Felicia George: When Detroit Played the Numbers

[Mick Howey]

Hello Michlib!

Please join us at 7:00 PM, Monday, February 3rd as we welcome author of
"When Detroit Played the Numbers" and WSU professor of anthropology Dr.
Felicia George.

Detroit entrepreneurs created a thriving- if illegal- lottery system to
support themselves and uplift their communities. The Numbers game became a
community resource and institution of solidarity for the Black communities
of Detroit’s Black Bottom and Paradise Valley neighborhoods through times
of racial disenfranchisement and labor instability. Dr. Felicia George
joins us to tell the true story of “When Detroit Played The Numbers.”

Dr. George is a WSU professor of anthropology and author. Her new book
“When Detroit Played The Numbers: Gambling’s History and Cultural Impact on
the Motor City explores how the popular three-number lottery game was a net
positive for Detroit’s Black community. Bridgett M. Davis said of “When
Detroit Played The Numbers” that “honestly, I couldn’t put this fascinating
book down.” Tap here
<https://www.baldwinlib.org/calendar/#/events/06vfuCjdHY/instances/xw2mVum9yq/>
to register.

Registration required. Hybrid event. Attend in person (with an IN-PERSON
ticket) or virtually (with a VIRTUAL ticket).
Hope you can join us,
Mick Howey, MLIS
Adult Services Librarian II
Baldwin Public Library
300 West Merrill Street
Birmingham, MI 48009
(248) 554-4649
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