Atversity Faculty Affairs Howard University and this places her in the enviable position of having to say no to everyone. [laughter] she is the former chair of history at howard. She is the former interim dean and professor of history. Her works focus on africanAmerican History and the history of the jacksonian era, the reconstruction. Include theworks emancipation proclamation three views which is now coming out in paperback. The price of freedom, slavery and the civil war. Volume one and volume two. As well as the historical perspectives of the african Burial Ground new york blacks and the diaspora. What i have always found about her scholarship is she reminds us of the humid told of the civil war. We often can float into abstractions or perhaps im speaking of myself and the world look at history from a detached perspective but she is always there to remind us of the humid toll, the humid bring this conflict to life for us. Please welcome and a green medford. Medford. Reen [applause]
The wpa did in california, and then you fall down this rabbit hole and you find that theres everything else. And its a its a universe. So now what we are is a National Team that is identifying, mapping and interpreting the physical legacy of, the new deal, which is absolutely colossal. Its all around us. Its indispensable, able, but we dont see it. And thats accidental. So what were doing, we have a very active chapter in new york city, some of whom are here today. And what were doing is excavating a lost civilization. Its what i call the lost ethical language of new deal, public works. These objects which are everywhere, are trying to speak to us in a language which we have been persuaded to forget. And the effort to erase the roosevelt legacy. About april 12, 1945, when roosevelt safely dead and they could to do that. So thats what were trying to do. And we established a few years ago a prize, the best book on roosevelt or the new deal out of a of books being published year theres we
Im excited to welcome karen nyman today to discuss this new book rich white men, what it takes to uproot the Old Boys Club and transform america. Its no secret that our country has a problem when it comes to wealth inequality and systemic racism and patriarchy have only exacerbated the advantages of wealthy white men in rich white men and women. Brings us into the enclaves of the silver spooned white men to illuminate their role in the world, how they justify inequality. Rich white men reveals that you realize americas founding aspiration life, liberty and the pursuit of we must recognize, dismantle and transform our Current System into one that liberates all of us. Garrett neiman is a serial nonprofit with a focus on social justice. He is the founding ceo of college, a National College . Of course not a National College access nonprofit that was recognized by the Obama White House. He was also a cocreator of the liberation ventures, a philanthropic focused on building power toward fed
Absolutely. Anything else . Where are we a time . Well, i think its probably time to move on to the the book signing. If people interested in having me sign the book, i would love to do that. And of course, we have another wonderful talk coming up, too. So thank you. Today id like to welcome a good friend jill watts. And she is. Shes conducted Much Research here at the library, and shes a Professor Emeritus of history at california state university, san marcos, where she teaches courses on black history and social and political history. United states. Shes written extensively, including hattie mcdaniel, black ambition, white hollywood, mae west, an icon in black and white and god. Harlem, usa, the Father Divine story, which has its own sort of local connections, in a way, jills book, the black homeowner, about which shell be speaking today, is the black cabinet the untold story of africanamericans in politics during the age of roosevelt. And shes recently served on the external Advisor
Im excited to welcome karen nyman today to discuss this new book rich white men, what it takes to uproot the Old Boys Club and transform america. Its no secret that our country has a problem when it comes to wealth inequality and systemic racism and patriarchy have only exacerbated the advantages of wealthy white men in rich white men and women. Brings us into the enclaves of the silver spooned white men to illuminate their role in the world, how they justify inequality. Rich white men reveals that you realize americas founding aspiration life, liberty and the pursuit of we must recognize, dismantle and transform our Current System into one that liberates all of us. Garrett neiman is a serial nonprofit with a focus on social justice. He is the founding ceo of college, a National College . Of course not a National College access nonprofit that was recognized by the Obama White House. He was also a cocreator of the liberation ventures, a philanthropic focused on building power toward fed