Join the Friends of the Homer Public Library and guest speaker Ted Carter for a presentation on the history of African American soldiers who built the Alaskan-Canadian Highway on Friday, March 25 at 6pm. Ted Carter is a retired eighth grade science teacher from Cleveland, Ohio. He also taught in Anchorage at Clark Middle School, one of the most diverse middle schools in the United States, for a year before moving to Homer where he now lives. Growing up near a suburb of Shaker Heights, a wealthy, white community Carter experienced social as well as physical barriers between the residence of Shaker Heights and those in his neighborhood when a once connected street was blocked off by a concrete barricade. This experience prompted him to lead discussions about possibilities and barriers. Reading We Fought the Road by Christine and Dennis McClure inspired Carter to further research about the African American soldiers who built the Alaskan-Canadian Highway. He has prepared a presentation based on this book and his research ready to share at the Homer Public Library. Register to attend in person at: https://www.cityofhomer-ak.gov/library/african-american-soldiers-who-built-alaskan-canadian-highway or join via Zoom webinar at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82776112976?pwd=MGpaK3BlWFQzYldIaTlYeEhTVGlXZz09 Passcode: highway Webinar ID: 827 7611 2976 Questions? Email info@friendshomerlibrary.org Ted’s story has been featured on Ideastream Public Media.