Author Event: Deborah D. Douglas

Page 158 Books is thrilled to welcome author Deborah D. Dougals to discuss her book, US Civil Rights Trail. This event will be held at the Wake Forest Historical Museum.

The U.S. Civil Rights Trail offers a vivid glimpse into the story of Black America's fight for freedom and equality. From eye-opening landmarks to celebrations of triumph over adversity, experience a tangible piece of history with Moon U.S. Civil Rights Trail.

• Flexible Itineraries: Travel the entire trail through the South, or take a weekend getaway to Charleston, Birmingham, Jackson, Memphis, Washington DC, and more places significant to the Civil Rights Movement
• Historic Civil Rights Sites: Learn about Dr. King's legacy at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, be transformed at the small but mighty Emmett Till Intrepid Center, and stand tall with Little Rock Nine at their memorial in Arkansas
• The Culture of the Movement: Get to know the voices, stories, music, and flavors that shape and celebrate Black America both then and now. Take a seat at a lunch counter where sit-ins took place or dig in to heaping plates of soul food and barbecue. Spend the day at museums that connect our present to the past or spend the night in the birthplace of the blues
• Expert Insight: Award-winning journalist Deborah Douglas offers her valuable perspective and knowledge, including suggestions for engaging with local communities by supporting Black-owned businesses and seeking out activist groups
• Travel Tools: Find driving directions for exploring the sites on a road trip, tips on where to stay
• Detailed coverage of: Charleston, Atlanta, Selma to Montgomery, Birmingham, Jackson, the Mississippi Delta, Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville, Raleigh, Durham, Virginia, and Washington DC
• Foreword by Bree Newsome Bass: activist, filmmaker, and artist

Journey through history, understand struggles past and present, and get inspired to create a better future with Moon U.S. Civil Rights Trail.

Deborah D. Douglas, a distinguished member of the journalism community, directs the Medill Solutions Journalism Hub at Northwestern University, where she also serves as a faculty member. She is the founding co-editor-in-chief of The Emancipator, an award-winning digital platform that reimagines abolitionist newspapers, and she sits on its advisory board.

Douglas' significant contributions to journalism have earned her multiple recognitions, including the Society of American Travel Writers 2021 Guidebook of the Year for her work on the first edition of Moon U.S. Civil Rights Trail: A Traveler’s Guide to the People, Places, and Events That Made the Movement.

Her extensive career includes roles such as the Eugene S. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Professor at DePauw University and a senior leader with The OpEd Project, where she amplified underrepresented expert voices. Additionally, she was the founding managing editor of MLK50: Justice Through Journalism. Douglas has participated in prestigious fellowships like the Sulzberger Executive Leadership Fellowship at Columbia University, the Complicating the Narrative Fellowship by the Solutions Journalism Network, and the Kaiser Family Foundation/NABJ Fellowship.