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SUMMARY:When Trees Testify: Reclaiming America's Black Botanical Legacy with Beronda Montgomery
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS ONLINE EVENT.\n\n\n\nJoin us 
 for a riveting conversation with award-winning biologist Beronda Montgomery 
 as we discuss her book\, When Trees Testify: Science\, Wisdom\, History\, 
 and America’s Black Botanical Legacy. \n\nThe histories of trees in 
 America are also the histories of Black Americans. Pecan trees were 
 domesticated by an enslaved African named Antoine\; sycamore trees were 
 both havens and signposts for people trying to escape enslavement\; poplar 
 trees are historically associated with lynching\; and willow bark has 
 offered the gift of medicine. These trees\, and others\, testify not only 
 to the complexity of the Black American narrative but also to a heritage of 
 Black botanical expertise that\, like Native American traditions\, predates 
 the United States entirely.\n\nIn When Trees Testify\, award-winning plant 
 biologist Beronda L. Montgomery explores the ways seven trees\, as well as 
 the cotton shrub\, are intertwined with Black history and culture. She 
 reveals how knowledge surrounding these trees has shaped America since the 
 very beginning. As Montgomery shows\, trees are material witnesses to the 
 lives of enslaved Africans and their descendants.\n\nCombining the wisdom 
 of science and history with stories from her own path to botany\, 
 Montgomery talks to majestic trees\, and in this unique and compelling 
 narrative\, they answer.\n\nRegister today for this insightful discussion 
 about Black history and botanical mastery. \n\n \n\nAbout the 
 Author:\n\nBeronda L. Montgomery\, PhD\, is a writer\, researcher\, and 
 scholar who pursues a common theme of understanding how individuals 
 perceive\, respond to\, and are impacted by the environments in which they 
 exist. Her primary laboratory-based research has been focused on the 
 responses of photosynthetic organisms (i.e.\, plants and cyanobacteria) to 
 external light cues. Additionally\, Beronda pursues this theme in the 
 context of effective mentoring and leadership of individuals\, and the role 
 of innovative leaders in supporting success.\n\nBeronda is author of two 
 books When Trees Testify: Science\, Wisdom\, History\, and America’s 
 Black Botanical Legacy (2026\, Henry Holt and Co.) and Lessons From Plants 
 (2021\, Harvard University Press).\n\n\n\nWATCH THE RECORDING ANY TIME 
 AFTER THE LIVE EVENT!
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