She is the author of swing the sickle when the harvest is right, gender and slavery in antebellum georgia, and is an awardwinning editor of enslaved women in america an encyclopedia. In addition to her written and editorial work, she has appeared on several syndicated radio and television shows, including would you think you are, National Geographic explorer, nprsns book tv, the takeaway. She has served as one of the technical advisors for the remake of roots, the miniseries, which was produced by a e. Her scholarship was supported by the National Endowment for the humanities, the American Council of society, the American Association of women, and the college of physicians of philadelphia. Her book, the price for their pound of flesh the value of the enslaved from womb to grave and the building of a nation received favorable reviews in the boston globe, the washington post, as well as essence, crisis, and vibe magazines. She is currently writing a new book and coauthoring a black womens history of the united states, as well as developing a documentary series about women in american history. We are very honored and pleased to have her as our distinguished guest, so lets welcome her with a warm round of applause. [laughter] good evening. I want to thank all of you for your lovely introduction. And i want to thank everybody for coming out this evening. Its an honor and a pleasure for me to be here. Im happy to be the keynote opening speaker for the university of slavery and public memory. I also wanted to say a special forks to dr. Martin their invitation, and im sorry if i messed up your name. Andso want to thank Megan Michelle for their help in getting me organized and getting me here, and the committee for the decision to have me come open this conversation. One of the things i wanted to say, i promised your former dean and my current provost, dr. Murray mckenneth, who told me to get everybody here her best wishes. She was one of the founding members of the committee, and wanted me to give everybody her regards in texas. Physicianso corresponded with one another about a trade in bobbys. Theirters cost letters crossed 500 miles of rough land, from Harvard University in cambridge, massachusetts to richmond, virginia. Two leading medical institutions at the time. The author of the letter, dr. Francis bolin, wrote to his colleague, dr. Jeffreys lin swinum. You speak of tobacco crops in n word. E of they being the only commodity you trade in. What is the cost of a dead one thatord, doesnt smell Strong Enough to be nosed a mile off . Do you have a price for such merchandise