Pensacola State College invites the community to hear Daryl Davis describe his extraordinary journey into the heart of the Ku Klux Klan – one of America’s most racist organizations.

The free event is 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Hagler Auditorium, Building 2A, in Pensacola.

The son of a Foreign Service officer, Davis is a native of Chicago who was raised in Europe and Africa. He earned a Bachelor of Music from Howard University. A musician and vocalist, Davis worked with Elvis Presley’s Jordanaires, B.B. King, Chuck Berry, Percy Sledge and many others and toured extensively with Muddy Waters. He was the featured pianist on Cephas & Wiggins’ 1992 Grammy Award-winning album “Flip Flop and Fly.” Today, he performs regularly with his own Daryl Davis Band.

Driven by the need to understand the racism he faced in his country, Davis decided to enter the world of the KKK and chronicle his experiences with a book, ‘Klan-Destine Relationships: A Black Man’s Odyssey in the Ku Klux Klan.’ Over the span of a decade, Davis traveled an unchartered road, setting up meetings with leaders of the KKK and attending Klan rallies.

Davis has received acclaim for his book and his work in race relations from CNN, CNBC, the Learning Channel, National Public Radio, Washington Post, Washington Times, Baltimore Sun, American Ethical Union, the Washington Ethical Society and other organizations.

For more information about the lecture, call (850) 484-1759.