Dean Dexter Voisin sat down with John Piche, ‘s outreach librarian, to talk about his book, America the Beautiful and Violent: Black Youth and Neighborhood Trauma in Chicago.
Piche runs a discussion group based around at the library. Since October 2019, the has featured 23 programs with more than 600 attendees.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Piche instead turned to virtual discussions, which are shared on .
In addition to Voisin, the series has highlighted Eric Foner, Richard Rothstein, David Waldstreicher, Bronwen Everill and Caitlin Rosenthal, among others.
This story appeared in on Feb. 24, 2023.