Order your book now to join WV Living Book Club on June 26 in a discussion about West Virginians’ experiences of the Civil Rights movement.
The WV Living Book Club continues its 2026 series with themes of freedom, unity, and light in West Virginians’ Experiences in Civil Rights: How We Have Been Connected All Along. The book is a collection of personal accounts from West Virginia storytellers Joan Browning, Crystal Good, Don Spencer, and many others, nearly two dozen in all. Within the pages, their impact on civil rights and equality in Almost Heaven and beyond from the 1960s to the modern day is showcased, as well as the ways in which their efforts continue to tie us all together.
Morgantown artist and graphic designer Eve Faulkes compiled the stories into a graphic novel that includes more than 200 of her original illustrations, and she published it in 2024 with the support of the Community Coalition for Social Justice (CCSJ) in Morgantown. In June 2025, the American Association for State and Local History chose CCSJ for an Award of Excellence for the book and for the associated display commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Faulkes will appear in person at New South Square in Granville for the book club conversation on June 23, 2026, along with friend, featured storyteller, and book co-editor Joan Browning, with other storytellers possibly joining virtually.
Join us in person or virtually to learn more about the creation of this graphic novel, the voices within it, and why their stories are so important to the history and culture of West Virginia—past, present, and future.
Register for the spring 2026 meeting and order your book on the website.
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