# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Author Conversation with Jack Drake
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 01 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun, 01 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for a compelling reading and conversation with Birmingham-based author Jack Drake as he presents his forthcoming memoir, “Be Not Afraid: A Southern Journey Through Law, Liberty, and Civil Rights” (University of Alabama Press). Drake describes his journey from growing up in a segregated community, with a family that believed in white supremacy, to becoming a civil rights attorney, sharing the experiences that shaped his work in landmark legal cases throughout Alabama. 

The program will include a short Q&A following the reading and will conclude with a book signing. Books will be available for purchase in the Museum Shop.

Image caption: Cover of Jack Drake, Cuba: “Be Not Afraid: A Southern Journey Through Law, Liberty, and Civil Rights” (University of Alabama Press, expected February 15, 2026).
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/birmingham/author-conversation-with-jack-drake/200029738265025
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 19

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029738265025?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=birmingham-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Birmingham
- **state**: AL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 2000 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Blvd, Birmingham, AL
- **lat**: 33.52238
- **long**: -86.8101
- **full address**: 2000 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Blvd, Birmingham, AL, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Birmingham Museum of Art (https://allevents.in/org/birmingham-museum-of-art/1412797)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 01 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 2000 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Blvd, Birmingham, AL, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Birmingham Museum of Art
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Author Conversation with Jack Drake ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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