On holidays, too. Follow us on twitter, like us on facebook. And find our programs and schedule on our website, cspan. Org history. Next on American History tv, a panel of scholars discusses the life and legacy of novelist, journalist, photographer, and social activist jack london. In this twohour program, well see a selection of his photo journalism and learn how the author of the call of the wild has influenced generations of western writers. The bill lane center for the American West and Stanford University libraries cohosted this event. Thank you, bruce. Hello, my name is marc levin, and im an affiliated scholar with the Billing Center for the american center. A program today is called jack london, apostil of the American West. And is being cosponsors by bill lane center for American West and the Stanford University libraries. As bruce was describing, the Billings Center is dedicated to advancing scholarship and Public Education on the past, present, and future of Western North ame
Thank you. Bruce. Hello my name is mark levine. Im an affiliated scholar. Program today is called jack london, apostle of the American West. And its being coupon sorried by Stanford University library ris. As bruce was describing, the center is dedicated to advancing scholarship and public presentation on the past, future of Western North america. This is very appropriate pan ford for them. And the University Library comprehensive range both digital formats in support of research and construction here at stanford. Today we ingnaw grate a new center. It is designed to place a spotlight on the humanities in the American West. Arts west offers the stanford community, innovative public programming on the writers artists and cultural leaders that make it further ground for artistic vision. It offers two distinctive series t great writers of the west focuses on western literary heritage and the great artist of the west elevates the western liberal arts. We begin today with jack london whose
Thank you so much for joining us. We have new details tonight from the city of oaklands one 100th homicide of the year. Police say that 6 yearold luis true was shot and killed monday afternoon. Im street near 12th street. We have video from the scene. Its from the citizens app. And on wednesday, Police Arrested a wheelchairbound man in connection to true hills death. Court documents are alleging the suspect and the victim had an argument over drug money. But the suspect is claiming that he fired the gun in selfdefense. Kron fours gayle ong is following up on the investigation tonight. Well have more details and reaction from the victims family coming up during kron. 4 news at 9. And the rise in crime has also affecting a lot of people, including a gunshot victims who have been treated at Highland Hospital in oakland. According to data from the Alameda Health system, the number of victims rose more than 1000 for all of 2022. 2021 from 561 in the previous 2 years. The average number of g
What . Its not supposed to a large gathering. Its a stunning property to look at around 10 00pm wednesday. This luxury home became a headache for Santa Rosa Police. Neighbors calling and complaining over the amount of people showing up. Our officers responded to the area and seeing that there were up to 75 to 100 vehicles parked in this area. They observed over 3 to 400 people there. The residents, Santa Rosa Police chief john cregan says the property was being used by rogers to the web site vrbo violating the city shortterm rental ordinance that passed last year. A number of rules including 2 short term renters per bedroom. One offstreet parking space per bedroom and no large gatherings. It took 6 officers over an hour to to clear out this party. So thats frustrating us to the Police Department that were. Dedicating resources to shortterm rentals which are being properly manage. Chief cregan says the people gathered were in town from Southern California for a cannabis event this weeke
The park so its been with me all this time. But i think when it comes to the actual writing of the book it probably started very likely after i had gotten out and then a reporter for the New York Times and started to talk to people in other parts of the country. I was the Chicago Bureau chief for the New York Times and i would be in chicago and cleveland and detroit in that began to hear there were similar experiences people head. Nobody talked about it as a migration experience. There was just talk about it as well i cant talk about it. This weekend we will have to go back to mississippi where theres a Family Reunion or a funeral i have to go to. We began to connect the dots and realize it was so much bigger than my connection to their experience in chicago with an national outpouring of people. Cspan give us a brief synopsis of what the book is about. Guest the book is about the migration experiences of three people who become representative of a larger whole which was essentially th