This month. Three or four books that i think particularly good. I wish i could take credit. And the Brilliant Communications director came up with this. No one is going to be interested in what i am reading. Surprisingly has become quite a bit. They like it. Interestingly, the kind of like to know what your thinking about. It is kind of refreshing. It actually reads a little class action. Thank you. It was fun. What are you reading this summer . Tell us what is on your Summer Reading list. Postage your Facebook Page or send us a name of. Her. You can watch panels and multicultural Book Publishing, the black Arts Movement, and more first, founder Max Rodriguez kicks off the festival the talk of the state of africanamerican literature. There is always that conversation of home for us. And we have an answer from. The theme of this years book fair is global. As we all are. And the book fair from this point forward will reflect that. We started with an event yesterday that Columbia Universi
Militaristic to the legislative with a panel that includes a Pulitzer Prizewinning historian annette gordonreed and james mike pearson. Its about one hour and 20 minutes. Over the new years weekend 9100 people visited the abuilding for the proclamation. Some were sitting by for hours for the time to read the words forever free and to see Abraham Lincolns signature. Although it didnt end slavery in america it fundamentally changed the character of the war. Overnight the union became a war for human liberation. For the nearly 4 million it was a symbol of hope. That hope of freedom was finally realized in the amendment to the constitution which abolished slavery in the u. S. Jurisdiction these landmark documents of the freedom reside here at the National Archives but they are filled with documents that tell the story of the emancipation of the individual level. The letter from a black soldier to the enslaved wife assures her theres a present National Difficulties are great yet i look forw
And after the war. Some talk of choosing a name tabare as a free person and others describe the long searches to reunite their families. Milestones denied to and enslaved population, marriage, going to school now become popular for free people and our tremendous holdings that contains stories of the struggles and achievements. Historians on the panel looked at the records and as other Research Institutions and the investigations we are lucky to have them with us tonight. Leading the discussion tonight is annette gordonreed a Pulitzer Prize winner and the professor of history at harvard law school, the professor of history at harvard is university and a professor at the Radcliffe Institute for advanced studies. Joining her james mcpherson, a Pulitzer Prizewinning historian and professor at princeton university, edward, the civil war historian, author and president of the university of richmond, a historian, author and professor of history at columbia university, and james stifel that Ci
Still from the video which shows the murder of david haines. The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office says it believes the video is authentic. The 44yearold father of two was abducted in syria in 2013. He was working with a french Relief Agency, a refugee camp. Haines is the third western hostage to be beheaded by isis in recent weeks. The first two were american journalists. British Prime Minister David Cameron called the beheading, quote, an act of pure evil and described this morning how the u. K. Will respond. The murder of david haines at the hands of isil will not lead britain to shirk our responsibility with our allies to deal with the threat that this organization poses. It must strengthen our resolve. For more on this story now, we go to Nbcs Kristen Welker at the white house. Kristen, Prime Minister cameron mentioned working with allies to destroy isis. What is president obamas response to this latest horrible video . Reporter well, here is the official response from the w
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