The civil rights era was rife with discord.
Graphic novelist Lila Quintero Weaver was 5 years old in 1961 when her family moved from their home in Argentina to central Alabama, just 27 miles from Selma.
As a young immigrant in the Jim Crow South, Quintero Weaver remembers school desegregation. The marches from Selma in support of African-Americans’ right to vote and the violence surrounding it were the “hallmark events of the region,” she said.
Cover art of “Darkroom.” 
Lila Quintero Weaver, graphic memoirist and author of “Darkroom.” 
Artwork from “Darkroom,” depicting Quintero Weaver’s memories of segregation in her hometown.
Quintero Weaver will reflect on these pivotal moments in her presentation, “South American Eyes in the American South,” a free virtual event at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 25.
Her presentation is hosted in partnership through University of Wisconsin-Stout and the Chippewa Valley Book Festival, which runs Sunday, Oct. 24, to Friday, Oct. 29. It is made possible with the technology assistance of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire. Advance registration is required.
Quintero Weaver is one of six national authors participating in the festival.
English and philosophy professor Lopa Basu.
Artwork from “Darkroom,” depicting Quintero Weaver’s passport as a child.
