Edward H. Peeples, with Nancy MacLean
Afterword by James H. Hershman Jr. From the University of Virginia Press 248 pages • 6 x 9 • Cloth Also available as paperback and e-book ISBN 978-0-8139-3539-3 Buy SCALAWAG online Amazon Barnes and Noble Buy SCALAWAG in store Barnes & Noble at Longwood University Bookstore, Farmville, VA Book People, 536 Granite Ave, Richmond, VA Chop Suey Books, Carytown, Richmond, VA Robert Russa Moton Museum Gift Shop & Bookstore, Farmville, VA University of Virginia Press The Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA VCU Bookstore, 1111 W. Broad St. Richmond, VA The Virginia Shop at the Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St. Richmond, VA |
Past Events
Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 6:30 pm: Ginter Place Book Club Book of the Month - Scalawag Dialogue with historian Dr. James Hershman, Ginter Place Neighbors and the Scalawag Ginter Place, 1350 Westwood Ave, Richmond VA Friday, November 11, 2016: “Dialogue: Life as a Scalawag” Readings, conversation and book signing by the author Book People, Richmond, VA www.bookpeoplerichmond.com Tuesday, October 18, 2016: “Celebration of the 2016 Richmond History Makers at The Valentine Museum” Edward H. Peeples is the recipient of one of the five awards, his in the “Improving Social Justice” category. www.thevalentine.org/richmond-history-makers Monday, October 17, 2016: “Scalawag: a Life of Human Rights Activism” Readings and book signing by the author St. Luke Lutheran Church, Richmond, VA Sponsored by The Shepherd’s Center of Richmond Open University Friday, March 4, 2016: “Personal Reflections on Civil Rights in Richmond” with native Richmonders Dr. Oliver Hill, Jr. and Dr. Edward H. Peeples Moderated by Dr. John Moeser, CCE Senior Fellow Sponsored by the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) University of Richmond Wednesday, February 10, 2016: "Civil Rights in Black and White: Two Stories of the 1960s Struggle" Reception, Book-signing and Panel Discussion Andrew Aydin, MALS '12, co-author with The Honorable John Lewis of MARCH I, MARCH II, and soon to be released MARCH III Edward H. Peeples, Ph.D. and James Hershman, Ph.D., author and co-researcher of Scalawag: A White Southerner’s Journey through Segregation to Human Rights Activism THE FACULTY CLUB Leavey Center Conference Center Georgetown University Washington, DC Saturday, November 7, 2015, 6 pm: NAACP 2015 Annual Freedom Fund Awards Gala: Ed will be among those honored by the Richmond Branch of the NAACP, receiving their “Civil Rights Unsung Hero” award. Second Street Baptist Church, Richmond Virginia Keynote Speaker: Rev. William Barber, Founder and Leader of The Moral Monday Movement of North Carolina Thursday, October 29, 2015, 7 pm: “Scalawag:” An Evening with Author and Human Rights Activist Ed Peeples 630 High Street Danville, Virginia 24541 On the Occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the Founding of the Danville High Street Baptist Church and in honor of the courageous Virginians who participated in the Danville Civil Rights Movement High Street Baptist Church. Ed will be speaking at an exact replica of the pulpit where, on November 16th in 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. encouraged the black community to faithfully push on. The High Street Baptist Church and Danville played key roles in the south-wide civil rights movement in the 1950s and 60s. The church was at the time a regional SCLC headquarters and the sanctuary from Danville police use of fire hoses and beating demonstrators with ax handles during their marches against segregation, particularly on what came to be known as "Bloody Monday," June 10, 1963. A historical exhibition paying tribute to these heroes and heroines will be on display in the church. The event is hosted by the Danville Historical Society and the High Street Baptist Church. Sunday, October 25, 2015, 9 am: The Scalawag gathers with the Mount Holyoke College Class of 1972 at their national reunion held this year in Richmond, Virginia. Richmond Omni Hotel in Shockoe Slip, Richmond, VA Thursday, August 20, 2015, 11:05 am: Ed appeared on The Jack Gravely Show. WLEE 990 AM, Talk Radio, Richmond, VA www.jackgravelyshow.com Friday, April 24, 2015, 4 pm: COMMON REFLECTIONS - A Night of Education and Advocacy with Ed Peeples (author of “Scalawag: A White Southerner’s Journey through Segregation to Human Rights Activism,” introduction by Dr. Nancy MacLean, afterword by Dr. James H. Hershman, Jr. UVA Press, 2014), Jamie Gardner and Candace Epps-Robertson Robert Russa Moton Museum, Farmville, VA. Sponsored by the Moton Museum and Reflections: a journal of public rhetoric, civic writing and service learning. Copies of Scalawag and the latest issue of Reflections will be available for sale and signing by the authors. Thursday, April 23, 2015, 6 pm: Reading, Dialog and Book Signing by the Author Chops Suey Books 2913 W. Cary St Richmond, VA Co-sponsored by Chop Suey Books and the Valentine. Books sold at Chop Suey and at the Valentine, 1015 E. Clay St., Richmond VA. Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 10 am: Dialogue about Scalawag, Day Book Group Second Presbyterian Church 5 N 5th St., Richmond, VA 23219 Contact: Karl Corley, 649-9148 Thursday, March 12, 2015, 5 pm: 2015 Virginia (history) Forum “Virginia Civil Rights Activists in the Early 1960s, A Dialogue" www.virginiaforum.org Ed Peeples (author of “Scalawag: A White Southerner’s Journey through Segregation to Human Rights Activism) and Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, with Dr James Hershman (historian) and M J O’Brien ( independent scholar). Thursday, January 22, 2015, noon: My Life as a Scalawag Talk and book signing, as part of the Shepherd's Center Lecture Series. First Presbyterian Church, 4602 Cary Street Road, Richmond, VA Tuesday, November 11, 2014, 7:30 pm Discussion of “Scalawag” with Edward H Peeples Second Presbyterian Church and Gayton Kirk Presbyterian Church Joint Literary Circle, Henrico, VA Friday, October 24, 2014: The VCU Alumni Association recognized Dr. Peeples with the Edward H. Peeples Jr. Award for Social Justice. This inaugural award recognizes Dr. Edward Peeples Jr. (B.S. ‘57/Ed.) and honored him for leadership in humanitarian contributions in combating inequality and social injustice. Sunday, October 5, 2014, 2 pm:
Presentation by Dr. Edward H. Peeples, Dr Nancy MacLean and Dr. James Hershman. A book signing followed. Leesburg, VA Saturday, September 13, 2014, 3-5 pm: Dialogue and book signing Book People, Richmond, VA Tuesday, September 9, 2014, noon: Personal Histories: Civil Rights in Black and White Panel and book signing with Ed Peeples, Carmen Foster and Judge James W. Benton, Jr, Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA Thursday, August 28, 2014: Virginia This Morning, CBS 6 Dr. Edward H. Peeples, Jr., Author, Civil Rights Activist, and Dr. Carmen Foster, Organizational Leadership Consultant and Educational Historian, visited the studio to promote their upcoming “Civil Rights in Black & White,” a panel discussion, about their involvement in the Massive Resistance Movement in Richmond during the Civil Rights era. Wednesday, May 7, 2014:
“Scalawag” Edward H Peeples in Dialogue with students Maggie L Walker Governor’s (high) School for Government and International Studies, Richmond, VA Sunday, May 4, 2014: “Scalawag” Edward H Peeples Book Discussion Grace Baptist Church (Affiliation: American Baptist), Richmond, VA Friday, April 18, 2014: “Scalawag” Edward H Peeples in Dialogue with VCU Honors College Students, Part of the Berglund Seminar Series VCU Honors College, Richmond, VA March 19, 2014: Virginia Festival of the Book, 4 pm Charlottesville, Va, Barnes & Noble Memoirs of Civil Rights and Change John Merchant (A Journey Worth Taking), Ed Peeples (Scalawag: A White Southerner's Journey through Segregation to Human Rights Activism), and David George Ball (A Marked Heart). Read more > March 18, 2014: VCU Libraries, 7-10 pm, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts VCU Libraries celebrated the release of the autobiography of noted civil-rights activist Dr. Edward H. Peeples, Jr., with an evening panel discussion featuring Dr. Peeples in a conversation on his life's mission with his book contributors, Dr. Nancy MacLean and Dr. James H. Hershman, Jr., moderated by Dr. John Kneebone. A book signing and reception followed. ![]() |
A dazzling first-person account of a lifetime in the civil rights struggle, as a white southern boy grows up in Richmond, Virginia, grows out of his Jim Crow upbringing, and becomes a 'race traitor' scalawag. |