And now were back live in allston with an auto discussion on racism in america. [inaudible conversations] how are you today . Great to see so many people here in the now hot texas. Welcome to the 24th annual texas book festival. I have a couple announcements before i introduce our speakers and then we will have a brief conversation appear and then open it up or you and day for the last 10 minutes or so. There are microphones down the aisles and i will send volunteers to help if you need a microphone brought to you. First and foremost, please finance your cell phones. Dont be that person. They also want me to remind you to share your experience on social media. The festival uses the texas book fest as the twitter handle and the is tx book fest. Authors will find books. Because we are in the main tent, its just write down that way. A portion goes to the texas book festivals mission and helps fund. Programs that brings authors and students together and brings grants to libraries in texas.
As well as popular music and sports of the era. ,r. Markoe good morning everybody. Today we are going to discuss the jazz age, at least i am, and you are part of the discussion at the end. Please write down any thoughts you have, questions, responses, that would be good. Fromazz age is a period 1919 to 1929, reminds me of the opening lines of a tale of two cities by charles dickens. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It wasnt exactly the best of times, but for many people it certainly was good times. It was the great age of literature, the golden age of jazz. , music, the 19th amendment to the constitution, which allowed women to vote in National Elections for the first time, radio was becoming popular. It was the early days of , and certainly the age of the automobile, the multi the model t. Automobiles were for almost every budget. Whichare the good times we will discuss. And it wasnt exactly the worst of times, although there were some very bad times. Decade leds o
Two years later the 103pound and a 4foot 11inch was displayed in the bronx zoo monkey house with an orangutan. This bigot as to make it is my pleasure to introduce the speaker professor of journalism and director of graduate studies at the journalism institute. Shes also the author of black journalists like media thats won the award for media criticism and is the editor of letters to america in the africanamerican experience. Many articles have been published in the New York Times, washington post, nation and the journalism. Prior to joining nyu, she worked at for news organizations including new york newsday. We are so happy to have her this evening so please help me welcome pamela. [applause] good evening everyone. Its such a pleasure to be here tonight particularly to be here in this beautiful building where i done so ive done so much of my research on the section so thank you all for being here. Black lives matter is the century old continent and the plea. Its where benjamin convey
Now on booktv, Pamela Newkirk, professor of journalism at New York University talks about the life of ota benga, a congolese dwarf was featured in antipolitics it did during the 1904 st. Louis world there. Two years later, the 103pound 411 ota benga was displayed in the bronx zoo monkey house with an orangutan. Now its my pleasure to introduce the next speaker, Pamela Newkirk is professor of journalism at direct of undergraduate studies at New York Universitys institute. Shes also the author of black journalists, white immediate which one an award and is the editor of letters for black america. Her many honors were published in numerous publications. Prior to joining nyu she worked at for news organizations including new york newsday which is on 18. Were so happy to have her here this evening so please help me in looking Pamela Newkirk. [applause] good evening everyone. Theres good like here. I wont have to were my classes. At such a pleasure to be here tonight, particularly to be here
Frank mcadams were you supportive of the war when you volunteered in the marine corps question. I was very supportive of it, so were the members of my class, the 42nd officer candidate class. Mike class lost 44 killed over there. I often wondered what some of those young men couldve done for their lives how they survive. How long were you over there. 12 months and 23 days days. What did you learn . I learned that war is hell, like the man said. Sometimes the wrong people and up running things which put me into a moral to mende dilemma with my company commander. Hes the most despicable person i ever met. I found out after a few incidents that i was working for captain quaid. The day that Robert Kennedy was shot he did a little tap dance in his office, the Office Clerks told us told us that he said it was about time that someone shot that commie sonofabitch. And he was checking the lot lines last night and he found amount of earth with a wooden headstone with his name on it. He got the m