Greys anatomy has collected every day objects that mark and dehumanize africanamericans. The founder and director of the jim crowe muchl of racism memorabilia he said they can be used as teaching tools. Next on american artifacts a visit to the museum at Ferris State University in big rapids, michigan to see a selection of artifact of a collection of thousands. Special thanks to the museums cinemagrapher recorded the audio and video while we asked questions via zoom. When i was a kid growing up in alabama, 11, 12 years old or so i went to a flea market hybrid carnival. There were carnival rides but also people there selling objects. One of the objects was similar to this. I purchased it and i broke it. And, again, it wasnt a philosophical thing i didnt like the object. I dont remember the second object or third or the fourth, but i started collecting, and basically have been collecting for several decades. Didnt start out with the anticipation of creating a museum. I was what most peop
After the american dream. You can also watch all of our past programs any time at booktv. Org. Good evening everyone, i have been working with our coauthors to maximize the visual presence. Theyve written a very engaging book thats attracted many review since it came out a few months ago. The basic premise of the book is that the most important thing that the athletes get is a quality education. The book is structured into four sections, the history of the scholar athlete, profiles of high achieving athletes and how scholar athletes when and how to reform the system. The book makes the case that varsity athletics and Academic Excellence are not mutually exclusive. Both play an Important Role in the development of personal bonds and core values that lead to a happy and productive life. To add to the voice today the current pandemic is causing athletes, universities and the public to question the status quo. We will be using an interview format today there will be plenty of time for audi
Investigative journalist Leslie Lesley blume who looks at John Hersheys failure to report on the federal impact of hiroshima. And a conversation about the soviet unions role in the nuremberg trials. Good evening. Welcome to the ninth virtual program. We will be discussing the true impact of the atomic bomb. We are honored to host speaker lesley blume who is the author of the new book fallout the hiroshima coverup and the reporter who revealed it to the world joined in conversation by writer adam gopnik. I am bo mendez, manager of programming at the historical society. Welcome to our physical location. Im honored to our virtual programs, and look forward to having you join us for more. The things we have coming up, things we look forward to, interested in joining us. Hosting next week to teach out, anticorruption expert in new York State Attorney general candidate sharing her new book break them up. They will be exploring the connection between big money and its impact on our democracy
I am Vivian Schiller with the outfit institute. Glad you could be with us today. The New York Times bestseller list can be a mirror of the National Psyche and this reflects a nation going through an awakening on matters of race. Books on matters of race and racism fill fiction and nonfiction. Thats the good news. Sadly the Publishing Industry does not always reflect that reality. The recent twitter protest amy, the pay disparity in the industry between black and nonblack others. There are a few people of color who serve as publishing several literary agents and even fewer who operate at a decisionmaking level and for those who are published, the market exposure can be so awesome. At this year of National Reckoning on racism, we look at the book Publishing Industry and whether it can bring more racial diversity to the field. This is part of our changing the narrative series, issues of race through the media and one program on the news media and another program about the entertainment in
Of American History and culture. The mission is to collect, preserve, share records of the United States, portions of canada and the British West Indies before the 20th century. In doing so, we collect everything and anything within these parameters. From graphic prints to newspapers and periodicals, to pamphlets and books. We use these collections as the basis for all of our programs, between scholars, writers, artists, the general public. We teach students at all levels together to participate in workshops, seminars, lectures, performances in a variety of other programs of pre20th Century America. Tonights lecture is part of a series of programs we are offering connected to an exhibition, the society has coordinated called beyond midnight. The exhibition is currently on display in massachusetts through june 7th. One part is that the museum down the street, the other is that the clock at massachusetts. The exhibition will conclude its tour of the american art in arkansas. It will be o