And technical journals are the endall, but will has received four showdown for stars, they are from journals and magazines across this prestigious literary world. Star reviews from publishers weekly, kirkus review, the Library Journal and booked list. The atlantic magazine said it best, will hagood has rehabilitated Thurgood Marshall with showdown. Hagoods decision to focus on marshalls confirmation hearing proves ingenuous. We at the Lincoln Theater conducted well as our first inductee into our walk of fame. Boy, were we smart. Will also did our first fundraiser for the lincoln with the publication of the sammy davis junior book. Patrick laszewski in the library, we met, i cant remember at the office about four or five years ago, i do recall. But, i think what the library has done in addition to this one city, one book and bring the Community Together is extraordinary. Will and i were talking about family members who traditionally have not read and each of us gave our brother a copy o
But tv is also visiting buffalo, new york this weekend to for its literary sites and talk to its local authors. For complete schedule go to booktv. Org and you can fall was on social media, booktv is r. Twitter handle, you can call was on facebook as well, facebook. Com booktv. 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors every weekend on booktv, television for serious readers. We are kicking off the weekend with author wil haygood, he examines the life and career of Thurgood Marshall specifically five day Senate Hearing that resulted in his confirmation as the first africanamerican to serve on the Supreme Court. I want to acknowledge and thank cspan for being here tonight. [applause] let me just say one quick thing about thurgood, how important he was to our country, for africanamericans, for those who wanted to go to law school, African Americans who wanted to go to moscow. I was a part of that generation who looked up to him, who believed in him, who was inspired by him, but i too some
Usually the major dorms had a Radio Station. Statio i did that for about six weeks, made a tape, got a job at w itl. The be itl lansing michigan, mic which was a big countrywestern station. Number one station in lansing. I was a weekend dj and i hated Country Music and i discovered that i absolutely loved Country Music. I was a teenager in the 60s and it was like rock n roll was nothing. I worked there for a year or so and that in did an allnight showg. , progressive rock show ad then went back to woodland ended news for seven years. Then i got out of that in 2002,. November 2002, thanksgiving we were living in vermont and luis flew back to michigan, to visit her family for thanksgiving and all the way there all i couldbe get was it was odd, it was like Sean Hannity Show repeated itself three or four ship times on the port and were and he was doing a live remote from habitat for humanity and he was called at hannity for humanity and liv talking about no liberal will get this house, whi
Thing about thurgood and how important he was to the country for africanamericans, for those who wanted to go to law school. I was a part of that generation who looked up to and believed in him and was inspired by him that ii to someday could go to law school and become a lawyer. And there is a whole generation of people just like me who have gone on to do that because of the bravery and the courage of Thurgood Marshall. So tonight we are here together this evening. I view this as the intersection of history and the future. What do i mean by that . Intersection of history and future . Well, we are in Lincoln Theater. In this theater this was the only place where black folks could come and be entertained in a theaterthe theater because they could not go downtown. They come right here. In this theater, it was nearly demolished. We saved it, renovated it, and it is now one of the jewels of the city of columbus. History. [applause] in the intersection of arts and culture the rehabilitation
40. 95, plus shipping. A dollars . 25r plus shipping. Next, set as historian emeritus don ritchie takes us Senate Officeksen building. We learn about its construction, place in history, and the buildings namesake. Once upon the time the entire United States senate could operate out of the Capital Building. That wasnt the 19th century that was in the 19th century. Demands of the government grew and as services group, letters started coming in, more staff had to be hired, more space had to be acquired, and eventually the three Senate Buildings were constructed. Right now we are in the dirksen building, we are in the large multipurpose hearing room that has had various layers of history. The first Senate Office building 1909, known as the russell office. More and more services were coming out. All of the senators were in one building and all the staff were in one building. Was a small unity of staff and senators that existed in the building until 1958. Steadily that a on the government in