{"id":31513,"date":"2023-11-29T13:27:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?post_type=bates_events&#038;p=31513"},"modified":"2023-12-18T08:43:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T13:43:10","slug":"bobcat-reads-take-my-hand","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/events\/bobcat-reads-take-my-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobcat Reads: Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/take-my-hand-copy.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31514\" style=\"width:323px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/take-my-hand-copy.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/take-my-hand-copy-199x300.webp 199w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/take-my-hand-copy-596x900.webp 596w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/take-my-hand-copy-768x1160.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/take-my-hand-copy-416x628.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/take-my-hand-copy-1017x1536.webp 1017w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/take-my-hand-copy-132x200.webp 132w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbc.guru\/bates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bobcat Reads<\/a>&nbsp;will be discussing <em>Take My Hand<\/em> by Dolen Perkins-Valdez from <strong>January 2024 through March 8 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the novel <em>Take My Hand<\/em>, set in 1973 Montgomery, Alabama, nurse Civil Townsend confronts systemic injustice when she discovers young patients coerced into birth control. Decades later, as she prepares to retire, she&#8217;s compelled to revisit a tragic past, facing the enduring significance of forgotten stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join the Convo!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbc.guru\/bates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bobcat Reads<\/a> is for everyone. If you would like to participate but find the cost of the book prohibitive, please email us at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:alumni@bates.edu\" target=\"_blank\">alumni@bates.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An easy and fun way to connect and network with other alumni<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deepen your knowledge and explore new topics with fellow Bobcats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-shortcodes-btn btn-wrap\"><div class=\"btn-action\"><h3 class=\"btn-title\">Spotlight on Dolen Perkins-Valdez:\u00a0<\/h3><div class=\"btn-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btn-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbc.guru\/bates\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/take-my-hand.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/take-my-hand.webp 820w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/take-my-hand-400x152.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/take-my-hand-768x292.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/take-my-hand-200x76.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know? Dolen Perkins-Valdez\u2019s inspiration for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/u2523822.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=MTF-2BO-2Bssk7nB5kFzef-2Fp4TtzunfJY9tZV0mXpfdKAS-2BqMRJtxMNt8kW60jw3Zcf0wpET4H7gJ9Bf-2Fm7wXZrul8FiaD6HcHEFS8NPiT8VQhVh1PLqip-2BeecgwVb-2Bo8NW4rS4yWkDnRH8m4tO5OyipRg-3D-3Dqt-T_oj5QdTgVapPD-2B-2BWb5Z-2BUym0aKa06LPcFVazFh-2BJpbfXjHFOf18e-2BTZO5XEBqMz6WqeAJPyVq89LD2bmTd-2Bl3DOguiLKGSXc7gRqmq-2F8DTEwEORbdNk7DKwWtfYQlCCTG-2F5weKcnNOXlTAK4Q-2BYJQUIiO3KjaaG3hLk2oslYKjBr2csPBDOl7P3eR0mrFjTTVDE0tp9LsRKQrTHM4oBFUeuXgBNkiAyrxv5V-2FpV8KzajB2Lom9MkvwQX0nB-2FGoGf3A-2B4rB1fka5paFJz2yfGvFFF4Rv8G5zg2-2Bf5hCMVOxdThpf65MaDxg5gOFjGOhB3n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Take My Hand: A Novel<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;comes from real-life events in the 1970s, shedding light on a dark chapter of history that\u2019s crucial for us to remember.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why You Don\u2019t Want to Miss&nbsp;<em>Take My Hand<\/em>:<br><\/strong>Winner of the 2023 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in Fiction and the prestigious Silver Gavel Award by the American Bar Association for its \u201coutstanding work that fosters the American Public\u2019s understanding of law and the legal system,\u201d&nbsp;<em>Take My Hand<\/em>&nbsp;is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the fight for justice. 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