Cspan2. Tonight beginning at 8 00 eastern booktv features several programs with the late author and columnist William F Buckley junior. And joy booktv on cspan2. I am the director of programs and partnerships for the massachusetts political society. Our program is a look at tradition summaries. We are joined by professor Donna Harrington who will speak about books for 19thcentury publishing. She is a professor of English Communications in new rhode island, she has a degree from marymacs college and a phd from the university of illinois. As a former magazine writer and editor her Research Interests include 19thcentury culture, womens magazines and the radical alternative press. Before we begin i would like to extend a special welcome to anyone who will be joining us for the first time. If you are not familiar with the massachusetts Historical Society, we are the first Historical Society collecting and publishing and sharing our histories in 1791. An amazing collection of 14 million page
Communications. Shes undergraduate degree and her masters from the university of illinois. As a former magazine writer and editor, her Research Interests include 19th century culture culture. Womens magazines of the. And the radical alternative press. And before we begin the program, i would like to send a special welcome to anyone who will be joining the virtual the first time. If youre not familiar with the Historical Society, when the first Historical Society in america. Ill be expecting preserving and sharing the histories in 1791. Withhold amazing collection. Including the papers of the first president of the United States. Im sorry. The first six president s of the United States. I misspoke that. We are continuing to collect today. And if you are interested in, we are currently collecting material related to that covid19 experience. The special initiative designed to listen to peoples experiences during the unusual times and preserving this information for future generations. In
Haunt candidates in 2020. Soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. On tuesday, four more states have their say at the polls. Arizona, illinois, ohio, and florida all have president ial primaries. One platform democratic hopefuls agreed on Environmental Justice. Swing voters named Climate Change as a key issue, one that could win or lose their vote. While this green revolution might seem new, it has deep roots in places like the far south side of chicago. During our listening tour last fall, our special correspondent joie chen learned the forgotten history of the Environmental Justice movement, and one woman who made it happen. Joie the tears fall hard here, and often, at this streetside memorial to all the lives lost in a poisoned community. Do you think you know most of them . Cheryl yeah, i know charles lamb senior, because i knew his son chilly. He was sick. He died of cancer. Joie the browns. The smiths. The rays. So many more. This is a lot of sufering. Cheryl this is
Or the candidates, is not just the economy or immigration they are talking about, but the environment is top of mind for most of them. Thats because swing voters named Climate Change as a key issue, one that could win or lose their vote. But while this green revolution might seem new, it has deep roots in places like the far south side of chicago, where our special correspondent joie chen learned the forgotten history of the Environmental Justice movement, and the woman who made it happen. Joie the tears fall hard here, and often. At this streetsmart memorial to all the lives lost, in a poisoned community. Do you think you know most of them . Yeah, i know charles lamb senior, because i knew his son chilly. He was sick. He died of cancer joie the browns. The smiths. The rays. So many more. This is a lot of suffering. This is a lot of suffering. It is. Which makes the more dedicated to fight for change. Joie Cheryl Johnson remembers many names on the wall. She grew up here. You could say
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