Viewing on cspan which has been a supporter from the first year. We appreciate them very much, im with goodwin with the Mississippi Department of archives, if youve not already done so please silence your cell phones. Our panel this morning isa spotlight on mississippi civil rights. We thank bradley both cummings from sponsoring it, theyve also been withthe w book festival since the beginning, where grateful for that early support and for their sticking with us. We are in this room today, thanks to foreman watkins law efirm. We appreciate their support. Our panelists are Natalie Adams, Michelle Purdy and hezekiah watkins. Purchase copies of their books from vendors outside and you can find the times our authors will be signing in your programs. We will hear from our panelists forabout 40 minutes, and open the floor to questions. Please come to the podium in the center of the room to ask your questions. Be carefulof the ramp, dont trip. Now let me welcome our moderator, pamela said dc j
Thanks to all of you for coming out on this balmy evening for a conversation on the history of a very cold place. We are proud to present the new book the ice at the end of the world which tells the story of how people encounter, studied, settled and have been unsettled by the grad grade sheet that cos greenland the largest island and what changes with this puppy impact of Global Warming of the sea levels please take this moment to silence your cell phones. Before we begin tonights program, we must take a moment to reflect on some recent issues as many of you know our founding benefactor and friend died. He was 100yearsold. It was his and his wife dorothys generosity that made the center possible. It was dorothys idea it should include creative writers along with scholars and other nonfiction writers. She died in 2009. Since the beginning of the Coleman Center to hit the 15 fellows and their dates up to his apartment for dinner and conversation. His pride in the work of the 300 fellows
On his book the ice at the end of the world explores the history of ice on greenland and argues thaargues they provide io future climate conditions. This is just over an hour. An audible conversation thanks to all of you for coming out on this balmy evening for a conversation on the history of a very cold place. We are proud to present the new book the ice at the end of the world which tells the story of how people encounter, studied, settled and have been unsettled by the grad grade sheet that cos greenland the largest island and what changes with this puppy impact of Global Warming of the sea levels please take this moment to silence your cell phones. Before we begin tonights program, we must take a moment to reflect on some recent issues as many of you know our founding benefactor and friend died. He was 100yearsold. It was his and his wife dorothys generosity that made the center possible. It was dorothys idea it should include creative writers along with scholars and other nonfict
Im director of the civil war institute. It is my pleasure to welcome professor edward ayers for the robert bloom lecture. Professor ayers is the Tucker Boatwright professor of humanities and Professor Emeritus at the university of richmond. He is the author of numerous books and articles including in the presence of mine enemies the civil war and heart of america the winner of the bancroft prize. He also wrote the promise of the new south. Excellent book i read in grad school many years ago and most recently he is the author of the thin light of freedom the civil war and emancipation in the heart of america published in 2017, and the 2018 lincoln prize winner. One of the things that professor ayers has done throughout his career, hes made it a point to speak to public audiences. Professor ayers is again, i think hard evidence that this supposed gap between academics and public historians and academics and general audiences has if there is maybe a gap there, but it is ever so slight, an
Briany Justice Centers kelsey discuss efforts to legally challenge labor unions. And we will take your calls, and you can join can join the conven facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is friday, june 14, 2019. Welcome to washington journal. It is flag day, President Trumps birthday and he considered continues to regardingiticism information on political information coming from a foreign country, information on a political opponent. We will play you the president s comments in a moment. How concerned are you more broadly on the issue of foreign meddling in campaign 2020 . If you are concerned, the line to call is 2027488000. If you are not all that concerned, the line is 2027488001. Already a number of tweets on the issue. We will read some of those in a moment. That is cspanwj. We welcome your posts on facebook as well. Front page this morning of the analysis ofes, and the story with the headline three words revive fervor over trumprussia ties. With s