Test the panel about our history, as we are now in the Public Relations and much more world wide awareness of mississippi and some of our challenges just like every other issue around the world. Whether they would support removing the federate battle flag as a way to move in our future like you alluded to in your question. A good question, we we will see if people are willing to answer it. [laughter] if we can start with casey. Will after the social Movement Days he became a politician and went to the state legislature and one of the pieces of legislation that he worked to get past was the changing of the state flag. Well in the book, i say the boat to keep the flag was an early 21st century century insult to the black population of mississippi. Certainly i would support changing the flag in the first referendum of that along with all the other has professional historians in the state issued a press release that was read on the Capitol Steps endorsing a new flag. Thats my answer. Talk
All the other has professional historians in the state issued a press release that was read on the Capitol Steps endorsing a new flag. Thats my answer. Talk about what senator might do, he was a loyalty to to his ancestor and his heritage, he had his name on the marker he went to gettysburg where they were killed and they told him there some land over there that they would like to buy but it was going to be buffered development. He went back and had the land purchase for the park service, so he was loyal to the college. Given his years in service of the fact that he counted toward the end changed and mellowed a bit on segregation, i think he would probably vote now, i voted for it to be taken down in the first ballot. Thank you. You have to look at ole ms. With how they built the conservative flag was such an integral part of the culture, and now you have both coaches and Mississippi State calling for to be be taken down. Its sort of a fascinating look at the world and all of this. I w
You may have noticed the protesters outside, the group complained that he publishes his direct is too quickly, we can keep up with them. He started with charles dickens, he wrote a hypnotic book about dickens and mesmerism. [laughter] thank you. You will wake up eventually when fred comes out. He wrote a biography of thomas carlyle. That was a finalist in the National Book critics circle. Mark twain, John Quincy Adams, abraham lincoln, and this great book he will be talking about theght, lincoln and abolitionists. Historians want to tell you about what happened in the world and why it is important. This is from the carlisle biography one of the most famous librarians in history , he used to go there a lot. He did not do well. The library and a librarian where generating small antagonisms toward each other. This culminated in the public criticism during parliamentary hearings. That is when libraries were really important. On the future of the museum in of9, he was one more example the a
With them. There is nothing he can do about that except to tell you what they are and how he got here. He started with charles dickens. He wrote a hypnotic book about dickens and mesmerism. A little joke there. [laughter] thank you. You will wake up eventually when fred comes out. In he wrote a biography of 1983, Thomas Carlyle. That was a finalist in the National Book critics circle. And for the pulitzer. He has written biographies of dickens, henry james, which would have been Interesting Research mark twain, john quincy , adams, abraham lincoln, and this great book he will be talking about tonight, lincoln and the abolitionists. Historians want to tell you what happened in the world and why it is important. Literary critics tell you about the power of words and how the great poets and rhetoricians did their best, they do it as well. For instance this is from the carlyle biography. One of the most famous librarians in history used to be the British Library in, and Thomas Carlyle woul
Within your means please pot buy books at the book tent. This festival is free to all of us, but book sales are important because it helps publishers and convinces them to send their authors to the book festival and we would like to continue to make this festival grow. Its now my great privilege to introduce our speaker, Sidney Blumenthal was the former assistant and Senior Advisor to president bill clinton and Senior Advisory to Hillary Clinton and began his career as a journalist and has been an National Staff reporter for the washington post. Washington editor and staff writer for the new yorker and Senior Writer for the new republic as well as contributor to many other publications. He has also written several bestsellers, the clinton wars, rise of the counter establishment and the Permanent Campaign and has worked in television and film was executive producer for the Academy Awards taxi to the dark side. He is here with us today to talk about his newest book, wrestling with his an