Out of an abundance of caution during the covid19 pandemic, there is no in person audience today and certain ceremonial elements have been prerecorded. Please welcome the official party to the stage the secretary of the army, the honorable ryan b mccarthy. Chief of staff of the army, general james c mcconville. Sergeant major of the army, michael a grinstead. Director of the National Museum of the United States army, ms. Tammy call. Accompanied by acting secretary of defense, the honorable christopher c miller. And chairman to the joint chiefs of staff, general mark a. Millie. Now presenting the colors is the third United States infantry regiment the old guard, accompanied by the old guard fife and drum corps. The National Anthem will be performed by Sergeant First Class jesse meeks from the United States army band, pershings own. Present. O say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming . Whose broad stripes and bright stars through t
Her mas and ph. D. At the university of virginia. She has created the history design lab that allows students to develop scholarly projects that range from digital humanities, exhibit design, oral history, podcast, historical fiction, and public history. Remember what i said about our speakers and their commitment to mentorship and to education. Shes the author of essays published in 2018 and 19 in the civil war and the transformation of american citizenship and new perspectives on the union war. As i was preparing this introduction, i read her work in civil war histories as part of a round table discussion. Her book mentioned in your printed program at the threshold of liberty, womens laslavery i now under contract with unc press. It examines how black women used the laws, geography and Community Networks at the Nations Capital to make claims to liberty during the civil war. Ladies and gentlemen, tamika nunley. [ applause ] thank you. Good afternoon and i should thank you extra becaus
Question number get there as many as time allows and to purchases and financial contributions to make help ensure the future of the independent bookstore. We appreciate your support now and always. As you may have experienced the last few weeks if we do have technical issues we will resolve them quickly thank you for your understanding. In the New York Times bestselling author winning the National Critics circle award, award, and the Catherine Porter award the American Academy of arts and letters. They will be discussing his latest book that is described as a colorful we creation of definitive history. The Seattle Times calls is a blend of history and memoir with the Bigger Research efforts. That makes baseless essential reading for anyone trying to grapple with the Affairs Since the end of world war ii. For happy to have them here tonight. The floor is yours. Thank you and its almost as much fun as being in Harvard Bookstore. And we have this kind of conversation a number of times but
Well the use of the term novacek when it comes to the nerve agent that the german side say this alex in a valley was poisoned with or casts a spark to march of 2018 in the case of. His daughter a year earlier in sols period in the United Kingdom where not a truck was talked about then we saw hazmat suits places being cordoned off a lot of people on the scene testing the the locations that had visited we havent seen that with Alexei Novelli of course hes been under an incredible mount of medical attention since he was transported here to burlington but we havent seen the same type of of scenes we saw in souls perea couple of years ago. Peter youve given us the background on this story and broken down the German Response for us but what about the russian official reaction. Officially so far all weve heard from kremlin spokesperson to me to the press corps is the early one hasnt been in touch with with moscow on this issue or expecting that to change because what we did hear from us as we
Miles davis and lena horne, generation africanamericans who found success in their respective fields during the start of a broader Civil Rights Movement. Wil haygood discusses his book with dave cybercom sports columnist for the nation magazine and author of a peoples history of sports in the United States. Host welcome to after words. I am days island, the Sports Editor for the nation magazine and an absolutely thrilled to be interviewing a man who has written a tremendous biography about the greatest out for pound boxer of the 20th century. That boxers name is walker smith, jr. , better known as Sugar Ray Robinson. And the author is will haywood. Will come how are you doing . Guest good to be here. Host great to have you. I really do think this book is worthy of sugar sugar ray robi. Instruments achieve it so congratulations right away trade to thank you. Host you are not a sports biographer of by trade. Guest right. Host why did you decide to spend five years of your life writing th