He is professor of history at the university of North Carolina at chapel hill and the former director of their program in, sexuality studies. He has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the humanities, the mellon foundation, the National Humanities center, the institute for the arts and humanities at usc. Others. His first book, body politic negotiating race in the american north from 1730 to 1830, was a finalist for the Frederick Douglass book prize. He was named a top young historian, the history news network, and has as an organization of american historians, distinguished lecturer. He currently lives in chapel hill with his husband son and daughter. Please join me in welcoming wood sweet. Right. All right. Thanks, ashley. Im so glad to be here and to be in greensboro. The southern girls tale tells a story that for a long i thought i understood. And its a story that even seems eerily familiar. One day, late in the summer of 1793, a 17 year old selling girl named lorn
Tonight though. Were very, very excited to have john wood sweet with us. He is professor of history at the university of North Carolina at chapel hill and the former director of their program in, sexuality studies. He has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the humanities, the mellon foundation, the National Humanities center, the institute for the arts and humanities at usc. Others. His first book, body politic negotiating race in the american north from 1730 to 1830, was a finalist for the Frederick Douglass book prize. He was named a top young historian, the history news network, and has as an organization of american historians, distinguished lecturer. He currently lives in chapel hill with his husband son and daughter. Please join me in welcoming wood sweet. Right. All right. Thanks, ashley. Im so glad to be here and to be in greensboro. The southern girls tale tells a story that for a long i thought i understood. And its a story that even seems eerily familiar. O
The National Endowment for the humanities, the mellon foundation, the National Humanities center, the institute for the arts and humanities at usc. Others. His first book, body politic negotiating race in the american north from 1730 to 1830, was a finalist for the Frederick Douglass book prize. He was named a top young historian, the history news network, and has as an organization of american historians, distinguished lecturer. He currently lives in chapel hill with his husband son and daughter. Please join me in welcoming wood sweet. Right. All right. Thanks, ashley. Im so glad to be here and to be in greensboro. The southern girls tale tells a story that for a long i thought i understood. And its a story that even seems eerily familiar. One day, late in the summer of 1793, a 17 year old selling girl named lorna sawyer was walking down broadway in york city when she was harassed. A group of frenchmen as cat called her. She, a young gentleman, stepped forward to rescue her. He escort
Administrations, others in washington, the leaders. I am excited about taxes the idea. Of course, it really follows through with work that course and my friend, john shaw has done an inspired me to have a new chapter in my life after the senate the continuing to think about the rest of the world, think about ways in which those who withdraw for service might be more effective and more humane. Let me just say at the outset that this is an exciting day to talk about a new book above john f. Kennedy, the pathway to the presidency. It is an exciting book. When i first read i wrote back to him. He may recall this very short letter. John, i wish that i have had this book before i tried to run for president in 1995. It really has been most destructive, and some of the things i learned from the buck in retrospect, although i do not intend to run again for presidency. I want to reassure you well that you really have to want to do it full time. As this book will illustrate, from the time that jo
Welcome to americas news headquarters. Im laura ingalls. Im eric shaun. The quake hit the Early Morning darkness. And in the words of the the u. S. Geological survey, the disaster is potentially widespread. The epicenter reports say a 3. 6 after shock struck two hours later. Water and gas lines have been damaged. Now theres reports of multiple fires, and downed power lines leaving tens of thousands without electricity this hour. Were now waiting for a News Conference, but first lets go to claudia who felt the earthquakes early this morning with the very latest. Reporter i did. It was quite a stunning event to just ride it out as it struck about 3 20 this morning a long rumbling earthquake, laura and eric, were getting more details, we heard that a child had to be air lifted to a local hospital. Dozens and dozens of other injuries as well. Mostly minor, most cuts and bruises, but what a mess at places like this market here in napa, the owner estimating up to 75,000 in damage and lost me