[inaudible conversations] hello, everyone. My name is anne. Welcome to the 13th annual savannah book festival. The festival is presented by georgia power, bob faircloth, david and nancy seven terror and the phillip e. And nancy b. Bigman foundation. We are especially grateful to jack and mary romano who are our sponsors for this beautiful venue. Wed also like to welcome our literati members and individual donors today. It is through your support that we are able to make todays festival events free to the public. 90 of our revenue comes from our donors and literati members, and we thank you. Before we get started, i have some housekeeping notes. Kent garrett and Jeanne Ellsworth will be signing festivalpurchased copies of their book at Telfair Square following their presentation. If youre planning to stay for the next author, edward j. Larson, after this presentation please move forward to fill seats as the venue empties. This will help the ushers get people seated for the next session.
New york. Please give a warm savannah welcome to kent garrett and jeannie else worth. [applause] finish jeanne ellsworth. [applause] well, thank you for enlightening us, and ill let you know the book is called the last negroes at harvard. 61 years ago harvard admitted 18 negroes, and thats what we were called then, and we were the largest number at that time ever admitted to harvard. We were from all different parts of the country north, south, east and west and we came from different economic and socioeconomic backgrounds. And we, heretofore theyd been letting, admitting blacks to harvard but only two or three at a time. And most guys would just go and do their four years and then get out of town. Finish leave cambridge. But for us it was different in the sense that we had numbers, the 18, and we could form an individual racial identity as well as a group identity. And we were able to become actually a force for change at harvard, and harvard or we changed harvard and harvard changed
Attack began. They were over the walls and soon the chain on the main gate was cut. This was filmed by a student. The motor pool was behind the main gates. He right was the chancellor that house the sensitive medications systems. The front doors of the chancellery had been bolted shut. Inside were 45 americans. The marine guards inside fired tear gas to buy time. When it was realized help was not coming, one of the Security Officers tried to persuade students to leave. He was immediately captured. The staff are treated floor by floor. One american who spoke farsi went out. He was immediately threatened with death. The americans surrendered. Just a portion of a canadian documentary which will be seen later today. We want to welcome stuart eizenstat. His new book, president carter the white house years. And john limbert negotiating with iran wrestling with history. We saw a portion of you in that documentary. Explain what happened as he went outside and then were taken hostage. First, th
Attack began. They were over the walls and soon the chain on the main gate was cut. This was filmed by a student. Here showing the area being overrun. The motor pool was behind the main gate to the embassy compound. To their right was the chancellory. The operational hub of the embassy that housed the Sensitive Communications systems. The heavy front doors of the chancellory had been bolted shut. Inside were 45 americans and plus iranian staff and some visitors. The marine guards inside fired tear gas to buy time. When it was realized help wasnt coming, one of the chancellory Security Officers went outside to try to persuade the students to leave. He was immediately captured. The besieged staff retreated floor by floor. One american, john limbert, who spoke farsi went out to try to save the life. He was immediately blindfolded and threatened with death. The americans surrendered. Just a portion of a canadian documentary which will be seen on cspan3s American History tv later on today.
Of the carter presidency, an issue that consumed president carter and reshaped American Foreign approximate Foreign Policy. For the next hour and a half for those watching on cspan washington journal we look back at the event as they unfolded in 1979 and from a documentary, this look at how it all happened 40 years ago . Just before 11 00 a. Chlt m. , t attack began. They were over the walls and soon, the chain on the main gate was cut. This was filmed by a student. Here it showed them being overrun. The motor pool was behind the main gate to the embassy compound. To their right was the chancellor. The operational round of the sensitive communication systems. Inside were 45 americans plus iranian staff and some visitors. The marine guards fired tear gas to buy time. When it was realized help wasnt coming. One of the chancellor Security Officers went outside to try and per sway the the students to leave. He was immediately captured. The besieged staff retreated floor by floor. One ameri