[inaudible] great to be back here at gw. I want to thank president leblanc for welcoming all of us. Our family loves coming here. We were just talking backstage that both my husband and chelsea as well as myself have been here numerous times on this stage, bill and i speaking, chelsea dancing while she was on the ballet. I dont know why you all laugh. I was never a star. [laughter] its great being here and always great to be with you. I feel like weve done this in various combinations and its always fun and such an honor for me. First i just want to thank you on behalf of womankind for this book. I was saying to them ahead of time its a frustration tonight is going to be that we can only talk about so many of them. Not nearly the range we would want to, we could, we could stay for a week and talk about all of them. Its an amazing book, its so important to have the stories of so many women in one place. We will talk about that in a second. We should get going because we dont have a ton
complete television schedule visit booktv.org. follow along on book tv on twitter, instagramand facebook . welcomed today s program with the commonwealth club. i m cheryl evans davis, executive director of the san francisco human rights commission and i m pleased to be moderating today s program. i am beyond honored to be in conversation with renowned civil rights activists, host of msnbc s politics nation, founder of the national ht action network and author of the new book righteous troublemakers: untold stories of the social justice movement in america, reverend al sharpton. paying tribute to those members of the civil rights movement whose stories have not been given due recognition is a testament to the connections, relationship and individuals that the movement was built upon and sustained by. so with that get started. first i just can t state enough how much reverend sharpton i m grateful for the opportunity to talk to you and to be in your presence and to have this
Southern Historical Association annual meeting in atlanta. This is just under two hours. We are fortunate indeed he does miss abernathy returned yesterday from an extended stay in germany with the familys eldest daughter. Some of you know that she, as abe a, along with her mother, mrs. Abernathy then pregnant with their second daughter who miraculously survived the dynamite bombing of their home in montgomery in 1957. Along with tuskegee attorney fred gray, she is the last remaining leader from the montgomery bus boycott. On several occasions, i have been privileged to listen to mrs. Abernathy recall her experiences in the civil rights struggle and we are in for a treat. Our program is simple first we will hear some introductory comments or may scholar who will provide a biographical sketch of our subject and place her in historical context. Then mrs. Abernathy will offer her remembrances about the movement. Finally, we will open the floor to questions so we can have an engaging conver
In forum and the commonwealth club. Im sure ill evans davis the executive director of the San Francisco human rights commission, and im pleased to be moderating. Todays program. I am beyond honored to be in conversation with renown Civil Rights Activists host of msnbcs politics nation founder of the National Action network and author of the new book righteous troublemakers Untold Stories of the social Justice Movement in america. Reverend al sharpton paying tribute to those members of the Civil Rights Movement whose stories have not been given due recognition. The book is a testament to the connections relationships and individuals that the movement was built upon and sustained by so with that lets get started first. I just i cant state enough how much reverend sharpton im grateful for the opportunity to talk. To you and to be in your presence and to have this conversation. So, thank you so much for your time today. Well, thank you cheryl, and im very happy that youre hosting it and i
So i would ask everybody to check their cell phones just to make sure that a your cell phone is off. And also just so you know that it is being filmed tonight. We will be taking questions later and passing around notecards and then reading the questions from up here so that they can also be part of the life stream and the booktv live stream and the booktv. And there will be a book signing afterwards. Haymarket books has a table, and gary will be signing books so, please, join us afterwards. So this weekend i went to d. C. , and i had a couple of extra hours, and so i went to see the king memorial. How many people have seen the king me moil . Memorial . Its exceedingly depressing. The original plans for the monument included alcoves to honor other civil rights models, but those were scrapped because of ip sufficient funds. King towers over us. The sculpture is flanked by a granite wall. Fourteen quotes are on that wall, not one uses the word racism or segregation or Racial Injustice or