brian that george mason university would be a good home for the collection. but more importantly, he was impressed with what we were planning to do with the collection. this collection is going to be integrated with the teaching and learning activities of the university. we will be working with several academic departments to make sure that this material is integrated into the appropriate courses at the undergraduate and graduate level so that our students will have access to primary materials such as they start to explore the various subject areas that they are engaged in. for more information on the booknotes collection, visit the george mason university library website at library.gmu.du. of next on booktv, henry louis gates jr. presents a history of african-americans in the united states from the 16th century to the present day. this is about 40 minutes. midevening. is it on? it is. good. i couldn t tell. welcome to the atlanta history center. we are delighted you are
up next on booktv, henry louis gates talks about the 16th century to present day. this is about 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] six good evening. is it on? i couldn t tell. welcome to the atlanta history center. i am president and ceo of the history center. we are delighted you are here this evening. please join us on december 15, a couple nights from now in the 20th as we celebrate the season with two evenings of a new program we call holiday spirit. this is a new, interactive and immersive holiday program will be delighted with. to purchase tickets with more information, please visit our website at galante history.com. two nights lecture is an a-10 history, which are made possible by the generous support and funding from the trust of lucy rucker akin. henry louis gates junior will speak for 30 minutes this evening and then sign books in the lobby. tonight s program is being recorded by c-span, so everyone will be on their best behavior right now. you will all turn
he s the author of several award-winning works, including a memoir, color people, as was the future of our race, co-authored with cornell west. 13 ways of looking at a black man. please join me in giving a warm atlanta welcome to henry louis gates junior. [applause] thank you. thank you very much for that kind introduction and blessedly brief. i appreciate that. it s nice to be back. i always have a nice time. it feels like my home away from home. it s a good, everyone. hey come on, i way down. good evening. good evening. that s what i m talking about. the fact that i can get biscuits in atlanta for breakfast and i can t do that in boston, that is a strong appeal for me. it s been a big day. i ve been filming son jacob to come him a new pbs series called finding your roots, which will start airing and i ve always admired some jacob. i know most of you haven t met them, but he is such a warm guy. and we traced his family in indiana back to his mother s side and his fathe