We greatly appreciate it if you turn off or silence your cell phones. It will be this one for the q and a portion of the event. We are recording this evenings event and we have copies of the book. We encourage many. If you would like to have your purchased book signed, sign up in orderly fashion against, this is the word im looking for at the conclusion of the talks. It is my pleasure to introduce alexis coe, author of you never forget your first a biography of George Washington. Alexis coe follows a murder in memphis, soon to be a major motion picture, a fresh and lively look at George Washington that separates the man from the legend. The host a bottles now mans land, president s are people too, and a consulting producer on the forthcoming History Channel series on George Washington, that looks through a feminist lens, building on archival material, she we county was raised by a determined single mother, the stubbornness that caused him to never back down, the youthful error in Inter
Years experience doctor Gretchen Sorin has consulted for more than two and 50 institutions include the smithsonian, the jewish museum, and the new York State Historical association. She is the director of the Cooperstown Graduate Program of the State University of new york, and the author of in the spirit of margins. The living legacy of doctor Martin Luther king junior. And through the eyes of others, African Americans identity in american art. In her new book, driving while black, just out today, professor Gretchen Sorin talks about the indispensable which reshape the africanamerican traveling experience throughout our segregated land and helped drive the nation Civil Rights Movement. Please welcome Gretchen Sorin to the free library of philadelphia. [applause] guest good evenings wonderful to be in this great city of philadelphia i apologize that rick was not able to join us this evening he had a little bit of an emergency and he is in italy. I hope that you will enjoy preview of ou
Portion and it will get passed around if you raise your hand as you can see we are recording this evening. Copies of the book are available at the register if you would like to purchase one copy or many copies. We encourage many. There will be a signing after the qanda so if you would like to get your book signed, please sign up in an orderly fashion in this cabinet this is the word im looking for. It is now my pleasure to introduce author of you never forget your first a biography of George Washington. Following the award murder in memphis soon to be a major motion picture. With a look of George Washington that firmly separates man from ththe menfrom the legend, the ho mans land, cohost of our people, too and a consulting producer on the forthcoming History Channel series of George Washington purview as the founders lens drawing on previously unexamined archival material she recounts how he was raised by single mother and thed the stubbornness that caused him to never back down relate
Television company as a Public Service and brought to you today by a television provider. Welcome to the library here. I am the director of this author event. If you have one unfortunate update to our program. We will have one person not discussion, due to a workrelated trip but the good news is that you going to be at sea review of his new documentary which will be aired on cbs leader this year in which is based upon ten years of research by our guest. A curator with more than 30 Years Experience rated doctor gretchen has consulted for more than 250 institutions. Including the smithsonian, the Jewish Museum in new York State Historical association. She is the director of the graduate program in the State University of new york and the author of in the spirit of martin. Living legacy of doctor Martin Luther king junior. And through the eyes of others. Africanamericans and identity in american art. In her new book, driving while black, today it just cannot today. She tells about the ind
Of philadelphia my name is andy director of author events. I do have one unfortunate update to our program rick burns will not participate in our discussion this evening due to a work related incident. However, the good news you will see a sneak preview of his new documentary which will be aired on pbs later this year and based on ten years of research by our guest. A curator with more than 30 years experience, doctor Gretchen Sorin has consulted with 250 institutions including smithsonian, Jewish Museum in the near state historical association. She is a director of the cooperstown drip program of the State University of new york and the author of in the spirit of martin, the living legacy of doctor Martin Luther king junior. And through the eyes of others, African Americans in identity and american art. In her new book draw th driving while black just out today professor soren tells the story of an an dispensable green book that reshaped the africanamerican traveling experience throug