Join the Buncombe County Special Collections and our partners from the Thomas Wolfe Memorial and Vance Birthplace State Historic Sites for a mini-symposium examining issues of race in Thomas Wolfe’s Asheville and how those themes continue to impact our community in the present.

Tuesday February 2, 2024, 5:30 pm, Lord Auditorium A diverse cast of community members will present selections from Thomas Wolfe’s Welcome to Our City and a complete reading of The Road by Andrea Clark followed by a facilitated discussion.

Light refreshments will be provided courtesy of the Mountain History and Culture Group.

Saturday, February 17, 2024, 2:30 pm, Lord Auditorium Dr. Darin Waters (Deputy Secretary of Archives and History for North Carolina) and Dr. Kevin Young (Appalachian State University) will present short lectures on Thomas Wolfe’s examination of race in his works Welcome to Our City and Child By Tiger followed by a facilitated Q&A.

Light refreshments will be provided courtesy of the Mountain History and Culture Group.