Okay thank you all for joining us this evening tonight on the very eve of the children 50th anniversary of the boston massacre we will hear from professor serena with a great new book the boston massacre, Family History. As a regular guest notes we pull together small exhibition from our collection that highlights the material we have within our holdings that eliminates the discussion today we have an entire exhibition. We did not need a small exhibition this time. That only to have a small exhibition bar exhibition actually features our speaker this evening. If you do not see it shes on the video monitors upstairs and was also very generous with her time helping us pull in the exhibition and sitting for interview. We certainly could not of done our current exhibition without her help, we owe her a debt of gratitude. Serena is a professor of Early American History and directory of a program of american studies at carleton college. She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees her
[applause] now our guest rebecca is the author of more than 20 books including a field guide to getting lost, the faraway nearby, paradise built in hell, river shadows and wonder love, a history of walking, she is also the author of men explain things to me on feminism activism and social change, hope and also the crime it crisis. A product is a California Public Education System from can get into graduate school, shes a regular contributor to the guardian. Leslie jamison is the author of the New York Times bestseller recovery and empathy stands inis the novel. Shes a good tubing writer for New York Times magazine and her work has appeared in publications including in the quarterly review. She directs the graduate Nonfiction Program at columbiaa university. Please help me welcome rebecca and leslie jamison. [applause] before i started im not doing the book signings because its a more Perfect Technology for what people to handle objects and for all the people to handle all the objects a
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Because they dont know who is a citizen without the virus and who is a citizen with the virus. The most basic decisions have become a distraction across the country as americans have become afraid of a stranger and of a friend. This is a huge shift in where we are as a country. And what this demands is immediate action. Three weeks ago this senate and the house passed 8. 3 billion, and we did it with overwhelming bipartisan support to be able to add additional funding for diagnostics, for testing and for rapid work on a vaccine. All of that work is advancing quickly. We have human trials in a vaccine happening right now. Weight came together and there werent extra things added to it we focus in on the virus. Theres no question theres lots of moments to be able to debate the things we disagree on. But this is a moment we understand to focus in on what is the problem. The problem is zealing with covid19. There was a bipartisan bill put together in the senate. A week ago today, senator sc
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