I wrote an oped in in the wall street journal i will be talking about that later on by an excited about that i want to know why that is important to tiein the theme of the book but the last time, let me back up if you dont know what socrateses in the city is a lot of people dont know what that is first of all, thank you for rappee of your early bird dinner and hustling to the tv i know is very tough and i appreciated it i have been on cspan before a they get my humor is okay. But i want to say this is the isocrates is in the city event normally i interview someone we have tons of videos of the interviewing extraordinary people. I cannot even think of the aisle list but if you go there you will see we had clad well. We had a share, jack carter burns and allen also George Plimpton the injures sisters the smothers brothers flip wilson. Added a and castillo that was of a cameo in the rich brothers break here of this stage i have interviewed them all. Charles darwin. So we have had the ecle
Talking about that a little bit later on but im just really excited about that. I want to talk about why that day is importantportant to me at kind of ties into the theme of the book. Im not talking about the book yet, introducing myself first. Lp wctually, let me back up. Kno if you dont know what socratesc in and the city is and if youre watchingop on cspan book tv yo, have no idea. I want to thank you for wrapping up your early bird dinner and hustling to the tv, i thank you for that. Tv its tough to pull yourself away. Golden corral has several suitsp and i know itsre tough to pull yourself away that i appreciate. Ive been on cspan before, they getetbefore a my humor. Its okay. Want to but this is a socrates in thes h and the city event but its a little different event. Normally i interview someone any you can go on youtube. We have tons of videos of me ex interviewing extraordinary people. I cant even think of the list e now. Bu but we had Malcolm Gladwell on the stage, we had sha
Introducing barbara lewis. Dr. Lewis heads the william at thetrotter Institute University of massachusetts boston where she is also an associate professor of english. She is a francophone scholar as well as a cultural historian who has published on lynching in film, photography and drama and the black arts movement. She currently blogs and is affiliated with the Massachusetts Foundation for the humanities and sits on the Advisory Board of Central Square theater. Before dr. Lewis takes the stage, i am going to ask you all if you would not mind turning off your cell phones, and also please note that cspan is recording, and at the end, if you have questions, if you would come to the microphone, that would be great. Now i have the pleasure of introducing dr. Barbara lewis. [applause] barbara it is truly a pleasure to be with you this evening. Particularly since so many of us understand that this is the birthday of Phillis Wheatley. We cannot say for sure that it is the birthday, because no
Good evening. Welcome to boston public librarys commonwealth salon for the presentation remembering Phillis Wheatley by barbara lewis. My names Danielle George. I have the pleasure of introducing barbara lewis. Dr. Lewis heads the William Monroe Trotter Institute for the study of african history and culture at the university of massachusetts boston. Where shes also an associate professor of english. Shes a francophone style as well as a cultural historian who has published on lynching and film, photography and drama, the minstrel stage and the black arts movement. Dr. Lewis also sought at city college, New York University and the New York University of kentucky. She currently blogs for the public humanist affiliated with the Massachusetts Foundation for the humanities and sits on the Advisory Boards of Central Square theater and the new federal theater in new york. So before dr. Lewis takes the stage, im going to ask you if you wouldnt mind turning off your cell phones. Cspan is record
Swept through the colonies. Weve been talking about the founding of the american colonies, and were getting now into the 1700s. Today and this week i want to focus mostly on religion in the late colonial period and the coming of the great awakening in the 1730s and 40s. And i know this has been on you alls minds since you have a paper coming up. Were going to get to some background on religion in the colonial period and the leadup to the great awakening, some of the overview of what happens in the great awakening and, hopefully, thatll set you up better for your papers. You can see here on the screen we have an image of George Whitfield who is the most famous preacher of the great awakening preaching in london there in the 1730s, 1740s. He is the sensation of the age, but well talk more about him when we get there. First, i want to take a look at the background to whats happening in 18th Century America with regard to religion. Weve talked about some of this already before in class abo