Southwest Reads: The Broken Circle In-Person
Discuss the stories of the Southwest with the Southwest Reads book club, the 4th Wednesday of every other month!
This month's read is The Broken Circle: A True Story of Murder and Magic in Indian Country by Rodney Barker.
In 1974, the tensions between whites and Native Americans reached a high in the town of Farmington, New Mexico when three white high school students brutally tortured and killed helpless victims from the neighboring Navajo reservation. As the town erupted into a violent, racial street riot and the courts went easy on the sentencing of the high school boys, Navajo militants sought out justice for years of injustice and oppression in response. An illuminating work of contemporary history, The Broken Circle reveals both sides of a dramatic and painful conflict and a turning point in the struggle for Native American rights.
NOTE: This book contains graphic descriptions of violence. Some passage may be disturbing to some readers.
Pick up a copy of this month's book from the Downtown Library Information Desk. Email libraryprograms@flagstaffpubliclibrary.org or call 928-213-2331 for additional information.
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- Date:
- Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Show more dates
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Arizona Time (change)
- Location:
- Downtown Library Community Room (Capacity 41)
- Library:
- Downtown Library
- Audience:
- Adults Seniors
- Categories:
- Book Discussions and Author Talks