For we start i just want to say a huge thanks to perri, andrew and the team at norton for making this happen and all of you for showing up. So were not able to host eventsin our store spaces , Community Authors and readers. Were thankful for your support andfor the chance to make the space for conversation and connection. Now just a couple of housekeeping things. In our dual webinar tonight you can see and hear the speakers. They cannot see or hearyou. You can see a count of the top of yourscreen. Theres a couple of functions youll be using throughoutthe event. You can find at the bottom of your resume and down, theres an event labeled chat. Youre welcome to post your thoughts in the chat. Its a great way to show your appreciation for the author and interact with yourfellow attendees. If you have specific questions that cant be answered by the author please come to the q and a module and click on the icon labeled q and they that looks like two speech bubbles. Well be pulling questions
Link on the History Center website. The author of the critically acclaimed bestseller when the National Book Critics Award was named the Nonfiction Book of 2010 and of all time with more than 200 other colleges and universities across the United States receiving reviews and critical claim that will add to the accolade. The pulitzer prizewinning biographer and contributing editor of Time Magazine at Vanderbilt University to talk about his new book and now i thank them both for being here. To bring enlightenment we wanted to do good choices going forward. There was a wonderful moment in the early 1960s when president kennedy made a visit to france and missus kennedy was more popular he simply said i am the gentle man that escorted kennedy to paris. Im the guy thats here to run the traffic a little bit. Isabel is one of the most important voices in america and abroad republic and its an honor to be here. Why is this book not called race . First of all i want to thank you for being here. I
Copies at the link and the chat at the right of your screen and the link provided on the website. As isabel and john are talking please submit your questions there is a q a feature at the bottom of the screen and we have six or seven of them or until time allows, the pulse o pulitze in new york bestseller, her debut work when the National Book Critics Award for nonfiction and was named ten best nonfictions of 2010 as well as in your time nonfiction of all time. She has taught at princeton and Boston University and more than 200 other colleges and universities across the United States europe and asia, half the origins of her discontent receiving critical claim and no doubt want to accolades, interviewing this evening is john meeting appoints a prizewinning biographer he is a shooting writer for the New York Times book review and contribute in editor of Time Magazine in the New York Times bestseller the hope of glory, the american odyssey of George Herbert walker bush, Thomas Jefferson a
Schematic way just a moment let some of our folks get themselves seated. I have some minor chores to attend to, so i will do that while they are getting a seated, which may help us. First of all, as you will mail please turn off your phones. Thats chore number one. Number two, went to remind you that no flash photography is permitted during either of the presentations. As is usual, after the presentation there will be a book signing in the lobby and you are invited to bring your books and have them autographs by our distinguished authors and finally, tell your friends and if you want to hear it again you can listen to this and all of the program at the library on the library podcasting you can find that at free library. Org. So, having disposed of a couple of chores that me welcome you to the free library and introduce myself. I am at murray live in and in a way im kind of a library junkie i live not far from here for many years and spent many long hours and as i look across the audien
By contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Tonight a conversation about white rage, white anxiety in the era of trump. I am pleased to be joined by tim wise, activist and author of white like me reflections on race from a privileged son. Has latest text is titled under the affluence shaming the poor, praising the rich, and sacrificing the future of america. Also, honored to be joined by carol anderson, professor at Emory University and author of the National Book Critics Award winner white rage the unspoken truth of our racial divide. Im delighted to have you both on this program. Thank you. Thank you very much for having us. Carol, let me start with you. What is the unspoken truth of our racial divide . The unspoken truth is that we right now in america, we live in a space that has a narrative of black pathology. If only black folks would value school, if only black folks would vote. If only black folks wouldnt do drugs. What i found in doing this research