Many our beautiful robert h. Smith auditorium this morning. Todays program, Frederick Douglass, abraham again and emancipation. Would like to thank our great trustee and benefactor, arnold schwartz, for his generosity and aking this event and many of our Public Programs possible. [applause] id also like to recognize and thank one of our trustees who has joined us today, david light. I want to recognize laura ashington and Mercedes Franklin who are cochairs of our Frederick Douglass counsel. Thank you to all members who have joined us today. [applause] and i want to recognize a longstanding and special friend of New York Historical who has joined us this morning. And thank him for all that he and his family have done over a very, very long time that institution. Thank you. [applause] this Mornings Program will last about an hour and a half and it a question and answer session. You should have received a note card and a pencil as you entered this morning. If not, my colleagues are going