When Trees Testify with Beronda L. Montgomery Online
Join us for a riveting conversation about Black history and botanical mastery with award-winning plant biologist Beronda L. Montgomery, author of When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy. The book explores the ways seven trees, as well as the cotton shrub, are intertwined with Black history and culture. These trees, and others, testify not only to the complexity of the Black American narrative but also to a heritage of Black botanical expertise that, like Native American traditions, predates the United States entirely. Combining the wisdom of science and history with stories from her own path to botany, Montgomery talks to majestic trees, and in a unique and compelling narrative, they answer.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND REGISTER for this online program. A recording will be available within a day or two and a link to the video will be emailed to all registrants.
- Date:
- Tuesday, August 25, 2026
- Time:
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://libraryc.org/glencoelibrary/204243
- Audience:
- Adult
- Categories:
- Author Event Featured
This program is brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium. You can view a wide variety of past author talks and Smithsonian lectures on-demand by going to the Glencoe Library LSC Archive.
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