NC Reads Book Discussion: Beyond Innocence

North Carolina Reads is North Carolina Humanities’ award-winning, statewide book club! North Carolina Reads annually features five books that explore issues of racial, social, and gender equity and the history and culture of North Carolina. All featured books pose critical questions about how North Carolinians view their personal roles in helping to promote and form a more just and inclusive society.  Learn more about the book selections here.

Beyond Innocence by Phoebe Zerwick

A young Black man is falsely accused of murdering a white woman in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is sentenced to life in prison, where he spent 19 years behind bars before his tireless attorneys were able to prove his innocence. Part true crime drama, part chronicle of a remarkable life cut short by systematic prejudice, Zerwick’s narrative powerfully illuminates the sustained catastrophe faced by an innocent person in prison and the difficulty all formerly incarcerated people face when they try to restart their lives.

Registration is required to join our discussion of Beyond Innocence.  To register and join the conversation on October 1 at 6:00 pm, click here.

Watch NC Humanities’ recorded book event with author Phoebe Zerwick and Mark Rabil in a conversation moderated by Mike Wakeford.