And i just want to say that this book, americas black capital, is a really profound new way of looking at the history of atlanta. And so its only fitting that his first author talk in atlanta, be here at the Atlanta History Center are many of you all already have read the book, but some of you all might not might not be aware of his background. But professor ober is, a professor of history, and hes also the founding director of the center for the study popular music at the university of and he received his ph. D. From indiana university, bloomington and he received his undergraduate degree a bachelor of art in history from, Morehouse College and. Hes previously two books. His first book was black power radical politics and he wrote hip hop revolution. The culture and politics of rap. So this is his third book. And having read his first book, it was a great book. But this book broke new ground. And without further ado, i want to welcome to the stage dr. Jeffrey oji obaa. Good everyone t
Is aprofound new way of looking at the history of atlanta. And so its only fitting that his first author talk in atlanta, be here at the Atlanta History Center are many of you all already have read the book, but some of you all might not might not be aware of his background. But professor ober is, a professor of history, and hes also the founding director of the center for the study popular music at the university of and he received his ph. D. From indiana university, bloomington and he received his undergraduate degree a bachelor of art in history from, Morehouse College and. Hes previously written two books. His first book was black power radical politics and African American identity, and he wrote hip hop revolution. The culture and politics of rap. So this is his third book. And having read his first book, it was a great book. But this book broke new ground. And without further ado, i want to welcome to the stage dr. Jeffrey oji obaa. Good everyone to say its a pleasure to be here
I will not go 10,000 miles from here to help murder and kill. To his battle with parkinsons disease. I cant talk no more. Im all messed up. Humanitarian, philanthropist. Global ambassador. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. This morning, celebrating the greatest of all time on gma. Good morning, everyone. And welcome to a special edition of gma as we remember the man once called the sportsman of the century. Muhammad ali died overnight in a hospital in arizona. He had battled parkinsons decide for 32 years. He was 74 years old. He is expected to laid be rest me his hometown of louisville, kentucky, later this week. And reactions coming in from all over the world. Onetime opponent George Foreman saying on twitter, ali, frazier, and foreman, we were one guy. Part of me slipped away, the greatest piece, muhammad ali. And alis daughter hana he had nine children, of course. Said, our father was a humble mountain and he has gone home to god. God bless you, daddy. You are the love of m
Court. I will not go 10,000 miles from here to help murder and kill. To his battle with parkinsons disease. I cant talk no more. Im all messed up. Humanitarian. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Good morning, everyone. And welcome to a special edition of gma as we remember the sportsman of the century. Mu happened ali died in a hospital in arizona. He was 74 years old. He is expected to laid be rest in louisville, kentucky, and reactions coming in from all over the world. George foreman saying on twitter, ali, foreman and frazier, we were one guy, a part pace. And hana ali said, our father was a humble mountain and he has gone home to god. God bless you, daddy. Muhammad ali was an iconic image in sports and culture. We have an image of the man, cassius clay, his upset victory over sonny liston in 1965. This morning, we will be hearing from freands, family, experts and from the man himself. We do begin with jim avila who is outside the hospital where ali died in scottsdale, ariz
To his battle with parkinsons disease. I cant talk no more. Im all messed up. Humanitarian, philanthropist. Global ambassador. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. This morning, celebrating the greatest of all time on gma. Good morning, everyone. And welcome to a special edition of gma as we remember the man once called the sportsman of the century. Muhammad ali died in a hospital in arizona. He had combat theed parkinsons decide for 32 years. He was 74 years old. He is expected to laid be rest me his hometown of louisville, kentucky, later this week. And reactions coming in from all over the world. Onetime opponent George Foreman saying on twitter, ali, frazier, and foreman, we were one guy. Part of me slipped away, the greatest piece, muhammad ali. And hana ali said, our father was a humble mountain and he has gone home to god. God bless you, daddy. You are the love of my life. Muhammad ali was a towering figure in sports and culture. We have an image of the man, cassius clay, h