From the Peacemaking Committee of the Presbytery of East Tennessee:
The Reverend Dr. David Billings is a United Methodist Minister and author of the 2016 book Deep Denial: The Persistence of White Supremacy in United States History and Life. He has been an anti-racist trainer and organizer with the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond since 1983 and has worked with anti-racist groups across the country. Born in McComb, Mississippi, he grew up in Helena, Arkansas, and now resides back in McComb. He holds degrees from the University of Mississippi, New York Theological Seminary, and Wisdom University. From the book jacket: "No one speaks to racism and its cure better than David Billings, a white Southerner who has seen it all. His is a voice that needs to be heard. It is a voice with perfect pitch." He and his wife Margery are close friends with Dorothy Mitchell-Kincaid of Alcoa.
David Billings' coming to Blount County has been endorsed by the Blount County Ecumenical Action Council and the Presbytery of East Tennessee Peacemaking Committee and is being publicized by several community groups.
1. Southland Books and Cafe Book Signing and Discussion, Saturday, May 26, 1-3 PM, 1519 East Broadway Avenue, Maryville, TN 37804; southlandbooks.org.
2. Preaching, Sunday, May 27, 10:30 AM for Highland Presbyterian Church, Maryville, 721 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN 37804.
3. Conversation Matters, Sunday, May 27, 5-7 PM, at First United Methodist Church, 804 Montvale Station Road, Maryville, TN 37803. It begins with snacks (not dinner) and then moves to presentation and discussion.
The Reverend Dr. David Billings is a United Methodist Minister and author of the 2016 book Deep Denial: The Persistence of White Supremacy in United States History and Life. He has been an anti-racist trainer and organizer with the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond since 1983 and has worked with anti-racist groups across the country. Born in McComb, Mississippi, he grew up in Helena, Arkansas, and now resides back in McComb. He holds degrees from the University of Mississippi, New York Theological Seminary, and Wisdom University. From the book jacket: "No one speaks to racism and its cure better than David Billings, a white Southerner who has seen it all. His is a voice that needs to be heard. It is a voice with perfect pitch." He and his wife Margery are close friends with Dorothy Mitchell-Kincaid of Alcoa.
David Billings' coming to Blount County has been endorsed by the Blount County Ecumenical Action Council and the Presbytery of East Tennessee Peacemaking Committee and is being publicized by several community groups.
1. Southland Books and Cafe Book Signing and Discussion, Saturday, May 26, 1-3 PM, 1519 East Broadway Avenue, Maryville, TN 37804; southlandbooks.org.
2. Preaching, Sunday, May 27, 10:30 AM for Highland Presbyterian Church, Maryville, 721 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN 37804.
3. Conversation Matters, Sunday, May 27, 5-7 PM, at First United Methodist Church, 804 Montvale Station Road, Maryville, TN 37803. It begins with snacks (not dinner) and then moves to presentation and discussion.
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