"Death and Rebirth in a Southern City: Richmond's Historic Cemeteries": Virtual author talk with Dr. Ryan Smith
Join us for a virtual talk and Q&A session with Dr. Ryan Smith, author of "Death and Rebirth in a Southern City: Richmond's Historic Cemeteries."
Ryan K. Smith (PhD, University of Delaware) is a Professor of American history at Virginia Commonwealth University. His research focuses on American religious history, material culture, architectural history, and historic preservation. Previous works include "Robert Morris's Folly: The Architectural and Financial Failures of an American Founder" and "Gothic Arches, Latin Crosses: Anti-Catholicism and American Church Designs in the Nineteenth Century." In this talk, he will discuss his latest book, an exploration of the history and recovery of more than a dozen burial grounds in Richmond, Virginia, through the lens of race.
- Date:
- Tuesday, February 2, 2021
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:30pm
- Categories:
- Author Visit Virtual
Meldon Jenkins-Jones is the Richmond Public Library / Community Services Manager at Hull Street Branch Library.
Meldon also chairs the Get Lit Advisory Committee which supports the Richmond Public Library Get Lit Reading Initiatives including the Black Male Emergent Readers (BMER) program and the Lit Chicks Read book clubs.
Meldon is a graduate of the Leadership Metro Richmond Class of 2022. She was the first recipient of the Virginia Library Association (VLA) Librarians of Color Forum Award in 2021 and is an active member of VLA. She presented “Libraries Bringing Community Together” at the 2023 VLA Annual Conference.
In 2011, Meldon received her Master of Library and Information Studies from Florida State University. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers University School of Law—Newark and practiced law in New Jersey until her retirement in 2003. Meldon received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she studied African American Studies and Russian Civilization.
A Metro Richmond resident, Meldon is the mother of two adult children and enjoys spending time with her grandchildren.
