Youre welcome to our event series. Before i start, i want to mention real quick, if you have questions tonight, you ask us in the chat box or comments on the youtube page, and well get to as many as we can. If youre interested in purchasing the book, and i hope that you do, you can find it at most major retailers, but we like to point people toward bookshop. Org where you can find just about any book youre looking for and support independent booksellers across the country. Again, thats bookshop. Org. Please give them a look. I mentioned to someone the other day that i was reading the senates words in preparation for the event tonight, and they said, oh, thats the new faulkner biography. I said, well, you got the faulkner part right. The best way i can describe this book is equal parts. Literary history, social commentary and literary criticism. I think it will band to either of those subjects. What the book really did for me was force me to give serious thought on where faulkner stands
Preparation for the event tonight and they said that is the new faulkner biography. I said well, you got the faulkner part right. The best way i can describe this book is equal parts military history, social commentary, and literary criticism. And i think it will appeal equally to fans of any of those subjects. What the book really did for me is force me to give some serious thought to where faulkner stands at a time when we are asking ourselves some difficult and longoverdue questions about our countrys historic difficulties when it comes to matters of race. Was he something of a pioneer on those issues or was he or another white writer profiting off of racist caricatures of black americans . Dr. Michael gorra, as you might imagine, has some thoughts on that. He is a professor of English Literature at Smith College in massachusetts. He is the author of several books including portrait of a novel, the making of an american masterpiece, which was a finalist for the pool surprise and bio
Time processing backlogged mail for american serviceman from europe. A Young Americans stood in front of number 10 downing street in the mid fifties as unfold man with a cigar came out the door. The Young American turned to him and said, mister Prime Minister, mr. Prime minister, tell us the secret of your success. The Prime Minister premised or Winston Churchill replied, study history. Study history. For him it light all the secrets of state craft. You heard a great phrase. Theres nothing you can do about having a 20 or 22yearold body, but there is no excuse for you not having a 5000 year old mind. It is at your fingertips. But let us continue to look back so we can see forward. I am pleased to introduce to you pat locke, will moderate the next panel. Pat locke was the first African American woman to graduate from the United States Naval Academy in 1980. She will bring forth a group of women that have an unheard story of Unsung Heroes that played an Important Role in americas history.
Europe. A Young American stood in front of number 10 downing streets in the mid50s as an old man with a cigar came out the door. The Young American turned to them and said, mr. Prime minister, mr. Prime minister, tell us the secret of your success. The Prime Minister Winston Church hill replied study history. Study history. In it lie all the secrets of state craft. You heard a great phrase. Theres nothing you can do about having a 20 or 22yearold body but theres no excuse for you not having a 5,000yearold mind. Its at your fingertips. Let us continuing to look back so we can see forward. Im pleased to introduce to you pat lock who will moderate the next panel. She was the first woman to graduate from the United States Naval Academy in 1980. Shell bring forth a group of women that have an unheard stor story, Unsung Heroes that played an Important Role in history. Im pleased to introduce pat locke. [ applause ] well, good morning, everyone. Good morning. I know i have a lot of friends at
Coming up on American History tv, we hear from members of the only allfemale africanameric africanamerican unit serving overseas during world war ii. They share memories of their time servicing backlog mail for soldiers in europe. A Young American stood in front of 10 downing street in the 50s as a man with a cigar came out the door. They asked, mr. Prime minister, tell us the secret of your success. Winston churchill replied, study history. For it lie all the secrets of state craft. You heard a great phrase, theres nothing you can do about have a 20 or 22yearold body, but theres no excuse for you not having a 5,000yearold mind. Its at your fingertips. But let us continue to look back so that we can see forward. Im pleased to introduce to you pat lock who will moderate the next panel. Pat lock was the first africanamerican woman to graduate from the United States Naval Academy in 1980. Shell bring forth a group of women that have an unheard story, Unsung Heroes that played an Important