

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: We Paved the Way: An Author Talk with Jennifer Dixon-McKnight
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for a special MLK Day weekend author talk with historian and scholar Dr. Jennifer Dixon-McKnight, as she discusses her powerful new book, We Paved the Way: Black Women and the Charleston Hospital Workers’ Campaign. In this groundbreaking work, Dr. Dixon-McKnight highlights the essential leadership of Black women in the 1969 Charleston Hospital Strike, a pivotal moment in the struggle for civil rights, labor rights, and human dignity. 

We Paved the Way re-examines a critical chapter in Southern history and its enduring legacy for contemporary social justice movements. Dr. Dixon-McKnight will share insights into her research process, the women who inspired the book, and the ongoing relevance today. 

Following the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity for Q&amp;A and book signing. 

This event is presented as part of our community’s MLK Day weekend of events, honoring Dr. King’s legacy.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/charlotte/we-paved-the-way-an-author-talk-with-jennifer-dixon-mcknight/200029435560331
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 43

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.museumofthenewsouth.org/lmns-events/author-talk-with-jennifer-dixon-mcknight/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=charlotte-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Charlotte
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 915 Pearl Park Way, Charlotte NC, 28204
- **lat**: 35.2114
- **long**: -80.8383
- **full address**: 915 Pearl Park Way, Charlotte NC, 28204, 1177 Pearl Park Way, Charlotte, NC 28204-3901, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Levine Museum of the New South (https://allevents.in/org/levine-museum-of-the-new-south/26052668)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 915 Pearl Park Way, Charlotte NC, 28204, 1177 Pearl Park Way, Charlotte, NC 28204-3901, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Levine Museum of the New South
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about We Paved the Way: An Author Talk with Jennifer Dixon-McKnight ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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