Event in las vegas because usually las vegas is just about swapping entertainment and so forth. But with our renaissance gathering where we talk philosophy, history, science and technology, healthy living, music and dance. A little bit of everything. Its a little girl arts education. Liberal arts. We have over three and 300 spey authors. Whatever subtitles is great ideas, great books and great thinkers. We are one of the few organizations that as a conference at the center of our exhibit hall is a bookstore. We sell people hundreds of books at freedom fest. We are delighted to have booktv as part of the freedom fest. Host whats the political philosophy behind freedom fest . Guest we are nonpartisan but theres no doubt that we attract more of a libertarian and conservative audience. But we have a lot of wealthy investors here and its hard to pin point politically what investors are. For example, two years ago we had donald trump who came at the last minute. He appeared 711 in 2015, so i
Political correctness and there were others who, in fact, did not even know who Harriet Tubman of, and various pictures Harriet Tubman appeared on the whornet and they were women were in fact not harriet seven. Harriet summit has been a subject of childrens fiction. Who harrietple know tubman was. That is not the case with the american public. The irony was noted of having Harry Tuchman on the front of the 20 bill and Andrew Jackson on the back. As many of you know, Andrew Jackson was not only a slaveholder himself, but, he was oversaw indian removal and was renowned for being really an indian killer. In addition to that, many people pointed to the fact that here you have Harriet Tubman who was values, whosead worth was, for many people, defined by the amount of money that people paid for her. On, here she is being put perhaps the most popular symbol of american capitalism, the 20 bill. We have today some very historians who are talking with the placement of tubman on the 20 bill, and
Todays panel has to do with Harriet Tubman and Harriet Tubman, the decision of april 20, 2016, to put her on the 20 bill. It was announced at that time. As many of you know, it was met with some degree of controversy. There are those american citizens who said this was just Political Correctness and there were others who, in fact, did not even know who Harriet Tubman was, and various pictures of Harriet Tubman appeared on the internet and people, women who were not, in fact, Harriet Tubman. Harriet tubman has usually been a subject of childrens fiction and very few people really know, at least american citizens we historians know who Harriet Tubman was. But that wasnt the thats not the case with the american public. It was irony noted or the irony was noted in having tubman on the front of the 20 bill and Andrew Jackson on the back. As many of you know, Andrew Jackson was not only a slaveholder himself, but he was also he oversaw indian removal and is renowned for being really an india
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