[applause] the 2013 National Medal of arts to bill t. Jones for his contributions for provocative performances that blend an eclectic mix of modern and traditional dance. [laughter] he creates works that challenge us and inspire us to greater heights. [applause] john candor. [applause] the 2013 National Medal of arts to john candor for his contributions as a composer. For more than half a century, mr. Candor has been on broadway, television, and film to evoke romanticism and wonder. [applause] Jeffrey Katzenberg. [applause] the 2013 National Medal of arts to Jeffrey Katzenberg are lighting up our screens in opening up our hearts the animation and cinema. He has embraced new technology to develop the art of storytelling and transform the way we experience film. [applause] maxine hong kingston. [applause] the 2013 National Medal of arts to maxine hong kingston. Her novels have examined the past and present and her voice has strengthened our identity as understanding of asian identity and
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Ill point out as an aside below the entry for george in the inventory are then the other two slaves in this household and they are children. Celias children. One, a girl named jane, who is 3 years old. And im sorry, a girl named viny, who is 3yearold. And the second a girl, 1 1 2 years old, named jane. Both here valued at 150 each and i can tell you that when george is sold when we account of record of georges sale alongside is the sale of celias two daughters out of the newsom household as well. So new evidence allows us to add new layers and think with important nuance about this case. One more i think important question. Slavery and the law of rape. Lets go back to the trial. Part of what you know is that at the end of this trial, the presiding trial judge will instruct the jurors in this case. What does it mean to instruct the jurors. Here jurors are not legal professionals, they dont have any special knowledge of the law, be it of rape, be it of murder, be it of selfdefense. And p
Selfdefense selfdefense. The argument is that celia while she killed newsom, did so defending herself against newsoms commission of a felony, the felony of rape or defilement in missouri. Here the statute that is key to determining whether or not celia was in fact in imminent fear of being raped. Lets read it together. Every person who shall take any woman flauflunlawfully and by force, menace or duress compel her to marry him or to marry any other person, or to be defiled, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprizsonment in the pen penitentiary for not less than five years. Any woman unlawfully against her will. How do you read this as applies to celia . That makes assumption that the woman in question has will in fact. I know that as a slave that they are no such will exists and i think thats why the court did not recognize herself defense claim. Good. So it is any woman against her will. I think one of the key questions here that the court must implicitly resolve for itse
Internal tough and tumble journalistic warfare. Garvey announced his intention of invading chicago. He rented the eighth regiment armory in a building that still exists. Garvey got on the platform and denounced abbott more vigorously than before. At the close of the meeting he was arrested for selling stock in the black star steamship line in violation of the illinois. Sky law, stock certificates and shares and later claimed the arrest had been engineered by abbott who he said had arranged to have a detective in the guise of a prospect of investor and insist on purchasing stock from the leader of the un i a to intimidate him. Gobby departed from the city never to return. His one and only trip to chicago. Lastly, therefore, final cultural chapters to the book. Is okay to read ahead. These the best chapters in the book. Chapters on literature, theater, music and one called rhythm, the black jazz and blues. This one, who wrote two of the four cultural chapters outlined the old days of the