Good Trouble Book Signing and Conversation with Forest Issac Jones

📅 Sunday, November 16th | 🕑 2:00 – 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Da Book Joint, 6900 S. Stony Island Ave., Chicago

📖 About the Book

Journey through the untold connections between the American Civil Rights Movement and the Catholic Civil Rights struggle in Northern Ireland. Good Trouble: The Selma, Alabama and Derry, Northern Ireland Connection 1963‑1972 by Forest Issac Jones illuminates how Selma’s march to Montgomery influenced the 1969 Belfast-to-Derry Long March. Drawing upon interviews and archival research across both continents, Jones weaves a sweeping narrative of courage, solidarity, and resistance.

👤 About the Author

Forest Issac Jones is an award-winning historian, essayist, and nonfiction author specializing in the U.S. Black Civil Rights Movement and Irish history. With a doctorate from Virginia Tech and a master’s from Hollins University, Jones has earned honors from Writer’s Digest and other prestigious institutions. He lives in Salem, Virginia, and speaks frequently on historical intersections rarely explored in popular culture.

🎙 About the Moderator

Evan F. Moore is a Chicago-based writer working at the intersection of sports, race, entertainment, and culture. An adjunct professor at DePaul University, he co-authored Game Misconduct: Hockey’s Toxic Culture and How to Fix It, and his work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, Rolling Stone, The Defender, ESPN’s Andscape, and more. His expertise brings rich context and thoughtful questions to this conversation.

🎟 Ticket Options

• Free General Admission – no purchase required
• Signed-Book General Admission – free entry + a signed copy of Good Trouble
• $5 Admission – $5 goes toward any in-store purchase at Da Book Joint

Join us for a profound discussion, a chance to shake hands with the author, and signed copies of a book that expands how we think about civil rights and global solidarity. See you there!