Exceptionally pleased to have with us dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar from the university of delaware with us tonight. You mate have seen her featured in the New York Times recently and not many npr programs, but this is where she belongs talking about this. She received a phd from columbia university. She became the inaugural director of the program in africanAmerican History. They should have called you the founding director. Thats the moe joouft as we say around here. Her first book, a fragile freedom, africanamerican women and emancipation in the antebellum city, published by yale, an under studied topic up to that point. And so the perfect person to take on the challenge to recover the story of owna judge. Lets all give erica a big round of applause. [ applause ] good evening, everyone. Good evening. Happy black history month. Happy black history month. Here i am. So first, let me make offer a few thank yous of course to doug brad board who invited me. I think theres no other place i s
The Trump Administration formally notified the United Nations today that the u. S. Will withdraw from the paris climate agreement. Even more depressing, they did it via oil spill [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause according according to the new york times, President Trump rarely tweets in front of others because he does not like the glasses he needs to wear to use his phone. [ laughter ] i also dont like wearing my glasses, said melania [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause thats right President Trump does not like the reading glasses he needs to wear to use his phone. Plus, as a rule, he has to pick on himself nice glasses, four eyes shut up [ laughter ] yesterday was daylight savings day which means six months of freaking out every morning when you see the clock on your stove. Oh, no, no, no [ laughter ] oh, no, im late oh, no, no. [ laughter ] according to reports, white house Senior Adviser Steven Miller got engaged over the weekend. No word on where he got the ring or as he calls it,
I guess he thought all those people at the world series were chanting, move move to florida [ laughter and applause the Trump Administration formally notified the United Nations today that the u. S. Will withdraw from the paris climate agreement. Even more depressing, they did it via oil spill [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause according according to the new york times, President Trump rarely tweets in front of others because he does not like the glasses he needs to wear to use his phone. [ laughter ] i also dont like wearing my glasses, said melania [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause thats right President Trump does not like the reading glasses he needs to wear to use his phone. Plus, as a rule, he has to pick on himself nice glasses, four eyes shut up [ laughter and applause yesterday was daylight savings day which means six months of freaking out every morning when you see the clock on your stove. Oh, no, no, no [ laughter ] oh, no, im late oh, no, no. [ laughter ] according to repo
Of the museum of africanAmerican History. They should have called you the founding director. Her first book, a fragile freedom, africanamerican women d emancipation in the an antebellum city. Published by yale. An understudy topic up until that point. The perfect person to taken to challenge to recover the story of ona judge. Lets give erika a big round of applause. [applause] good evening, everyone. I would like to thank steve and emily for helping me with arrangements to arrive here. It has been a very, very busy week. This book just came out on tuesday of last week. And so as doug said, my first book was published with Yale University press and this book is more of a sort of crossover trade book for a larger more general audience. So it is a very different experience. Been rewarding. Im a little tired. Forgive me if my voice goes in and out. Ive been talking more than usual. And to be where the story of ona judges life began. What i will do tonight is talk a little bit about i will
They should have called you the founding director. As we say around here. Her first book a fragile freedom African American women and emancipation published by yale extremely well regarded and important study of an understudied topic up to that point and so the perfect person to take on the challenge to recover the story of owna judge lets give erica a big round of applause. [applause] theres no other place i should be giving this talk. Good evening, everyone. Happy black history month. Here i am. So, first, let me make offer a few thank you. Of course to Dunn Bradford who invite saidd invited. Meechlt i think there is invited me. I think there is no better place to give this talk. I would like to thank emily for helping me with arrangements. It has been a very, very busy week. This book just came out on tuesday of last week. And so as an academic, doug said my first book was published with Yale University press and this book is more of a set of crossover trade books for a larger, more