Join Love County Library for our Let’s Talk About It book discussion with “Citizens Creek” by Lalita Tademy at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, March 31st. Dr. Vivian Thomlinson will serve as the evening’s scholar. Signing up is encouraged.
Cow Tom, born a slave in Alabama in 1810 and later sold to a Creek chief, became a skilled translator, serving both his Creek master and US generals. His language abilities brought him income and the hope of freedom, but his fate—and his family’s—remained uncertain after the Civil War and Indian Removal. His legacy endures in his granddaughter Rose, who leads her family through adversity, drawing strength from Cow Tom’s courage. “Citizens Creek” follows both their stories, exploring identity, family, and the lasting impact of one person’s will to shape history.
This program will be presented by scholar Dr. Vivian Thomlinson. Dr. Thomlinson earned her MA and PhD in English from Texas Woman’s University. Thomlinson taught English literature at Cameron University from 1986-1994 and again from 1998-2014. Thomlinson was awarded the National Carnegie Foundation for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Oklahoma in 2006 and Cameron University’s most prestigious teaching award, the Hackler Award, Cameron Professor of the Year. Thomlinson has traveled extensively in Europe and the Middle East and is currently restoring a Queen Ann Victorian home in Gainesville, TX.
Books, services, and other materials for this series are provided by Let’s Talk About It, a program of Oklahoma Humanities. Generous funding and support for this series was provided by Kirkpatrick Family Fund, McCasland Foundation, and Oklahoma City University. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in these programs do not necessarily represent those of Oklahoma Humanities.
This program is free and open to the public. Copies of the books are available at the library. For more information, call the Love County Library at (580) 276-3783 or visit us at 500 South Hwy. 77 in Marietta. The Love County Library is a branch of the Southern Oklahoma Library System.
