Bomb hiroshima and nagasaki is that title of a series of American University institute of Nuclear Studies Institute Press briefings. Up next, for historians who have spent decades studying the topic summarize the findings about then take questions from journalists. The Nuclear Studies institute recorded this zoom event and provided the video. Barbara cochran, Professor Emeritus of the university of Missouri School of journalism, the world first journalism school. Andally i was a journalist news executive at the washington star, npr, bc, and cbs. I wont moderate the discussion today. And ninth, 1945, the United States dropped the only Nuclear Weapons ever used in a war on the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki. 75 years later the debate continues over the decision of president Harry S Truman to use these weapons. The world still echoes with the repercussions of that act. For journalists, the anniversary of major events offer what editors love, a news peg. Anniversaries present th
You are watching book tv on cspan 2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Book tv, television for serious readers. [applause] good morning. Im director of the center for learning, literacy and engagement at the library of congress. One of the major programs of this new center at the library is oversight of the National Book festival, whose overall theme this year is change makers. This is why im especially excited to introduce our new panel devoted to change makers. The focus of much of the programming at the library of congress this year. We are currently celebrating change makers at our Thomas Jefferson building, with an exhibition called shall not be denied, women fight for the vote, in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment. And this december, we will mount an exhibit devoted to the life and influence of one of our great civil rights icons, rosa parks. I invite you to visit the library to see these exhibitions. You can also view our
Celebrate. Rachel swarns for the 72, the families who were enslaved and sold to the American Catholic church in 1838, a group of americas most prominent catholic. Sold 272 enslaved people to their largest mission project, which is now georgetown university. In this groundbreaking, professor swarns follows family through nearly two centuries of indentured and enslavement to uncover the harrowing origin story of, the Catholic Church in the united states. Rachel swarns is a journalist author and associate professor of journalism at new york university, who writes about race and Race Relations as a contributing for the New York Times. Her articles about georgetown universitys roots in slavery touched off a National Conversation about americas universities and their ties to this painful period history. Her work has recognized and supported by National Endowment for the humanities, the four door ford foundation, the Leon Levy Center for biography, the Biographers International organized asia
Celebrate. Rachel swarns for the 72, the families who were enslaved and sold to the American Catholic church in 1838, a group of americas most prominent catholic. Sold 272 enslaved people to their largest mission project, which is now georgetown university. In this groundbreaking, professor swarns follows family through nearly two centuries of indentured and enslavement to uncover the harrowing origin story of, the Catholic Church in the united states. Rachel swarns is a journalist author and associate professor of journalism at new york university, who writes about race and Race Relations as a contributing for the New York Times. Her articles about georgetown universitys roots in slavery touched off a National Conversation about americas universities and their ties to this painful period history. Her work has recognized and supported by National Endowment for the humanities, the four door ford foundation, the Leon Levy Center for biography, the Biographers International organized asia
Celebrate. Rachel swarns for the 72, the families who were enslaved and sold to the American Catholic church in 1838, a group of americas most prominent catholic. Sold 272 enslaved people to their largest mission project, which is now georgetown university. In this groundbreaking, professor swarns follows family through nearly two centuries of indentured and enslavement to uncover the harrowing origin story of, the Catholic Church in the united states. Rachel swarns is a journalist author and associate professor of journalism at new york university, who writes about race and Race Relations as a contributing for the New York Times. Her articles about georgetown universitys roots in slavery touched off a National Conversation about americas universities and their ties to this painful period history. Her work has recognized and supported by National Endowment for the humanities, the four door ford foundation, the Leon Levy Center for biography, the Biographers International organized asia