# Event Details - **Event Name**: Author Talk: John Mills - The Narrative of Primus - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join author John Mills as he shares The Narrative of Primus: A Lineage Woven into American History.About this Event https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/3052c800-35aa-11f1-a0ec-d9550886fa40-rimg-w592-h740-dc323e65-gmir.jpg Join us on Saturday, May 16th at 5pm as we welcome CT based author, John Mills as he shares his first novel, The Narrative of Primus: A Lineage Woven into American History. John will also discuss the genealogy process for those who are interested.About the book:The Narrative of Primus uncovers the remarkable, nearly forgotten story of a ten-year-old boy taken from his mother's bedside in West Africa and forced aboard a slave ship bound for America. That boy, Primus, survived the Middle Passage, endured decades of enslavement in colonial Connecticut, raised a family, and through faith, resilience, and grace, laid a foundation that would ripple across generations.Drawing on rarely cited historical sources including an embedded first-person narrative hidden since 1824 in the writings of Lydia Sigourney, John Mills reveals Primus as more than a footnote to slavery or a name in a ledger. He restores him as a father, a church member, a scholar of scripture, a community figure, and a man whose voice still echoes across three centuries.Through meticulous archival research, Mills traces the lives of Primus's descendants from the Revolutionary War, where his son Job fought for American independence while enslaved, through the Civil War, where Sgt. Daniel Stanley Lathrop served with the famed 29th Connecticut Colored Infantry, and into the twentieth century, where the lineage continued to serve in both World Wars and National Guard militias shut out of state support.Part genealogy, part social history, and part personal journey, The Narrative of Primus blends historical storytelling with the author's lived experience as a Black American and direct descendant of enslaved ancestors. Mills interrogates myths surrounding American liberty, challenges long-held racial narratives, and re-centers Black families whose sacrifices helped shape the nation.The Narrative of Primus is a compelling and deeply personal contribution to African American history, slavery studies, New England history, Connecticut history, genealogy, and the American story. It reminds us that America was built not only by the celebrated, but by the unseen-and that their descendants are still here to tell the story.Purchase the book here. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bridgeport/author-talk-john-mills-the-narrative-of-primus/100001986908390482 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, fine-arts, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Bridgeport - **state**: CT - **country**: United States - **location**: Kindred Thoughts Bookstore - **lat**: 41.178217 - **long**: -73.18934899999999 - **full address**: Kindred Thoughts Bookstore, 1001 Main Street, Bridgeport, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Author Talk: John Mills - The Narrative of Primus - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/a4041a48c26450a76cd5fd2e422ad02a8df1d43177de98458435843425aabaf5-rimg-w1080-h1350-dc303e63-gmir.jpg?v=1775914066 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Author Talk: John Mills - The Narrative of Primus being held? - **A:** Author Talk: John Mills - The Narrative of Primus takes place on Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Kindred Thoughts Bookstore, 1001 Main Street, Bridgeport, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Author Talk: John Mills - The Narrative of Primus? - **A:** Author Talk: John Mills - The Narrative of Primus is organized by Kindred Thoughts Book Club. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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