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Kendi and after the panel he will be joining us for a callin. Welcome to the ninth annual tucson festival of books. Please cold your questions to the very end of the presentation. Immediately following the session, the authors will be at graphing books in sales and signing area in the ua on the ball. Books are available for purchase at this location. Note, mr. Kendi will be 20 minutes late to the signing area due a live interview with cspan following the program. We hope youre enjoying the festival and invite you to become a friend of the festival today by texting friend to 520214 books or 5202142665. And thats shown on a sign the front of the room. Or you can visit the friend of the festival booth, number 110 on the mall. Your gift makes a difference in keeping the festival programming free of charge and supporting critical literacy programs in the commune. Out of respect for the authors and your fellow audience members please turn off your cell phones now. And so let me briefly intro
Welcome to the ninth annual tucson festival of books. Please cold your questions to the very end of the presentation. Immediately following the session, the authors will be at graphing books in sales and signing area in the ua on the ball. Books are available for purchase at this location. Note, mr. Kendi will be 20 minutes late to the signing area due a live interview with cspan following the program. We hope youre enjoying the festival and invite you to become a friend of the festival today by texting friend to 520214 books or 5202142665. And thats shown on a sign the front of the room. Or you can visit the friend of the festival booth, number 110 on the mall. Your gift makes a difference in keeping the festival programming free of charge and supporting critical literacy programs in the commune. Out of respect for the authors and your fellow audience members please turn off your cell phones now. And so let me briefly introduce the authors to you. The first one is ibram kendi, an assi
Good afternoon. Im the chairperson of the department of history at howard university. Weve had a Wonderful Program thus far. Thank you for returning for the afternoon session. I think youll be delighted with what we have in store for you. Its my happy task to introduce our next speaker, professor of history, new york university. Professor hodes is the author of the sea captains wife. A true story of love, race and war in the 19th century which was a 2006 finalist in the lincoln book prize. The 1997 winner of the allen nevins prize. Her most recent work warning lincoln which was published this year is already garnering praise. Reviewers have described it as original and ingenious approach. A lyrical and important study. Our own michael whom is no stranger to such basaccolades called it a stunning piece of research. That is high praise coming from a master researcher. When shes not writing books, shes receivie ining awards for teaching. Despite her research commitments and teaching oblig
Symposium at fords theater last year. Ford leader and the Abraham Lincoln institute cohosted this event. It is about 50 minutes. Good afternoon. Im a professor and chairperson of the department of history at howard university. Good afternoon. Im the chairperson of the department of history at howard university. Weve had a Wonderful Program thus far. Thank you for returning for the afternoon session. I think youll be delighted with what we have in store for you. Its my happy task to introduce our next speaker, professor of history, new york university. Professor hodes is the author of the sea captains wife. A true story of love, race and war in the 19th century which was a 2006 finalist in the lincoln book prize. The 1997 winner of the allen nevins prize. Her most recent work warning lincoln which was published this year is already garnering praise. Reviewers have described it as original and ingenious approach. A lyrical and important study. Our own michael whom is no stranger to such