Reflections on a Massacre and a coup
New book from
bertha B. Todd
In Reflections on a Massacre and a Coup, Bertha Boykin Todd shares how a group of citizens in Wilmington, North Carolina came together to create the centennial commemoration of the 1898 Massacre, eventually forming the 1898 Centennial Commission (now the 1898 Memorial Foundation). Todd recounts how it all came to be, including the creation of 1898 Memorial Park in 2008.
Interview with Bertha Todd
Author, educator and community strategist Bertha Boykin Todd joins consultant and Black On Black Project founder Michael S. Williams for a discussion about her life as an educator and her latest book, Reflections on a Massacre and a Coup. See a clip below, and click here to watch the full interview.
Video by Paul Charles.
Bertha B. Todd
Bertha Boykin Todd is a retired school administrator. She served the New Hanover County Public School System for 39 years in six different positions.
Todd is a 73-year member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Alpha Psi Omega Chapter. After a 68-year membership of The Links, Incorporated, she is now an alumna member of the organization.
Her first book, My Restless Journey, was published in 2010. Since that time, Todd has written four additional books including Reflections on a Massacre and a Coup.
This community strategist has received national, regional, and local awards.
Todd and her late spouse are the parents of two adult children: Rita, a retired educator; and Brian, a Captain and a Line Check Airman with Delta Airlines.
Book signing photos
Bertha Todd poses at her book signing inside the Williston Room at the Cape Fear Museum of History and Science.
Bertha Todd giggles before speaking inside the Williston Room at the Cape Fear Museum of History and Science a her book signing.
Bertha Todd smiles with a friend inside the Williston Room at the Cape Fear Museum of History and Science.
Bertha Todd smiles with a friend inside the Williston Room at the Cape Fear Museum of History and Science.
Bertha Todd signs a book after a talk and discussion with educators from across North Carolina at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh.
Bertha Todd poses with moderator Michael S. Williams after a talk and discussion with educators from across North Carolina at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh.
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