Washington who is author of tonights book , boss of the grips, the life of James H Williams and the red caps of Grand Central terminal. This is part of an ongoing series of programs posted in conjunction with our series the ballad of harlem. If youve not had a chance to look at the exhibition it will be up through the end of december. There are all these things inside the exhibition that i think you will hear about tonight and also it might feed your own historical knowledge about how the ballot for harlem examines several strands of black place making in the 20th century offering viewsof president s and institutions dedicated to education , politicalengagements , cultural affirmation and creativity. The exhibition as i was mentioning earlier highlights includes the brotherhood of sleeping car porters which was the first union of black workers particularly plowman porters and youll also find selections from ruby dee and aussie davises collection which we recentlyacquired. Also items fr
Anything yet. We do a lot here at the Historical Society. We provide great programs. Educational workshops. We run National History day in massachusetts. We convene academic seminars and mount exhibitions been but more than anything, what we do is hold an amazing collection of almost 14 million items. We provided to historians and researchers for free. In our holdings, we have the equivalent of 2 and a half president ial libraries. We have the papers of john adams, John Quincy Adams and the personal papers of Thomas Jefferson. Thats important to mention because we have a very special program that has a very special connection. Tonight, we will hear about the publication, the president s and which noted historians rank them on a variety of categories. And if theres anything we like talking about more than president s, its historians talking about president s. So this is on brand for us. As we do with most of our public programs, we have pulled together a small display in the room with t
Interested in history. But then people would ask again, why are you interested in history, what does that have to do with the question im asking you . But i have the same experience of a remarkable teacher in Junior High School who was a retired military officer so im embarrassed to say i believe it was james true then, but he was known to all students as colonel trueden. He was a mature man, with a long military career but someone just starting out as a teacher. She was excited and interested about everything and trying to find his way into this new second career. And i think that that sort of, him thinking this is an adventure, sort of brought the students along with him. And while i suspect i was probably in that small town, probably categorized as the student most likely to end up in Reform School if not prison. [laughter] i did win the history award when i graduated. It did not leave me directly here. I think that love for history that someone conveys their own love for history, t
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Level one storm. Drew is tracking the latest. Good morning. Hey, good morning, stephanie. Showers have returned to the region. Were watching a cold front approach us and that has brought back the rain. Heres a live look from the exploratorium camera showing you the raindrops on our camera this morning. Live doppler seven over the past couple of hours showing you that its really a smattering of light, scattered showers out there to begin our sunday. Much of the wet weather focused in the east bay the north bay right now. And this is where we will find more showers moving through later on this morning and into the afternoon. On the storm impact scale, its a level one for those scattered showers bringing about slick roadways and a slight chance of thunder later on this afternoon. Heres how the day plays out. Scattered showers for most of us, the best chance between 9 a. M. And 2 p. M. So lunchtime youll take the rain gear with you if you have errands to run. This morning as we head into t