# Event Details - **Event Name**: Online Author Event: When Trees Testify: America’s Black Botanical Legacy with Beronda Montgomery - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 25 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 25 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm - **Event Description**: Online Author Event: When Trees Testify: Reclaiming America’s Black Botanical Legacy with Beronda Montgomery Award-Winning Plant Biologist and Author Tuesday, August 25th 2026 at 2:00 Free https://libraryc.org/ocplva/186133/register Join us for a riveting conversation with award-winning biologist Beronda Montgomery as we discuss her book, When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy. The histories of trees in America are also the histories of Black Americans. Pecan trees were domesticated by an enslaved African named Antoine; sycamore trees were both havens and signposts for people trying to escape enslavement; poplar trees are historically associated with lynching; and willow bark has offered the gift of medicine. These trees, and others, testify not only to the complexity of the Black American narrative but also to a heritage of Black botanical expertise that, like Native American traditions, predates the United States entirely. In When Trees Testify, award-winning plant biologist Beronda L. Montgomery explores the ways seven trees, as well as the cotton shrub, are intertwined with Black history and culture. She reveals how knowledge surrounding these trees has shaped America since the very beginning. As Montgomery shows, trees are material witnesses to the lives of enslaved Africans and their descendants. Combining the wisdom of science and history with stories from her own path to botany, Montgomery talks to majestic trees, and in this unique and compelling narrative, they answer. Register today for this insightful discussion about Black history and botanical mastery. About the Author: Beronda L. Montgomery, PhD, is a writer, researcher, and scholar who pursues a common theme of understanding how individuals perceive, respond to, and are impacted by the environments in which they exist. Her primary laboratory-based research has been focused on the responses of photosynthetic organisms (i.e., plants and cyanobacteria) to external light cues. Additionally, Beronda pursues this theme in the context of effective mentoring and leadership of individuals, and the role of innovative leaders in supporting success. Beronda is author of two books When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy (2026, Henry Holt and Co.) and Lessons From Plants (2021, Harvard University Press). https://libraryc.org/ocplva/186133/register - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/orange-virginia/online-author-event-when-trees-testify-americas-black-botanical-legacy-with-beronda-montgomery/200030325879756 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, virtual, science-fair, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Orange, Virginia - **location**: Online event - **full address**: Online event, 146 N Madison Rd, Orange, VA 22960-1449, United States, Orange, Virginia ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Online Author Event: When Trees Testify: America’s Black Botanical Legacy with Beronda Montgomery - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/ed727cba3157b40a09f12d800ec505b1dae09c85d74547821ac2fd8e2af120eb-rimg-w1200-h628-dc888828-gmir?v=1786768280 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Online Author Event: When Trees Testify: America s Black Botanical Legacy with Beronda Montgomery being held? - **A:** Online Author Event: When Trees Testify: America s Black Botanical Legacy with Beronda Montgomery takes place on Tue, 25 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 25 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Online event, 146 N Madison Rd, Orange, VA 22960-1449, United States, Orange, Virginia. - **Q**: Who is organizing Online Author Event: When Trees Testify: America s Black Botanical Legacy with Beronda Montgomery? - **A:** Online Author Event: When Trees Testify: America s Black Botanical Legacy with Beronda Montgomery is organized by Orange County Public Library. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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