Its great to see a full house everyone is excited about john adams. Today we will be talking about john adams and his important career. The vanguard of the revolution, the earliest american diplomat, primary trainer of the massachusetts constitution, really remarkable man. Couldnt have two better offers to talk about him. First want to say we have some amazing programs coming up. You should look at the listings we have one for members only on the congressional term limits and we have programs on everything ranging from the constitutionalism of the civil war and on and on so please check out this program to see what is coming up. And also if you are interested in becoming a member please visit the table right outside of the theater and again we are a little late starting so ive askei wouldask right now everyos violence your cell phone and so without further ado we are going to be talking about two books today. Both of them touch on his accounts of aristocracy. First we have t the fear o
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Mass incarceration in america. The friday forum series tapes on friday afternoons during the Academic Year as a way to highlight books in a wide range of field. The next features sparrow presenting a book on policing reforms and to learn more about this and our many other jump copping even visit is online at harvard. Com. Todays talk will conclude with time for questions after which well have a book signing right here at this table. We have copies of from the war on poverty to the war on crime for sale in the next room. Were pleased to have cspan booktv here taping this event. When asking questions please know youll be recorded and please wait a moment for the microphone to come to you before asking your questions. As always, todays title is 20 off. Part of our way of saying thanks. You purchases assure the future of an independent book store. And finally, quick reminder to silence your cell phones. And so now, im very pleased to introduce todays speaker. Elizabeth hinton, assistant pr
With incarceration . And here is what my attorney told me. He said we have to to stop up pp up walking that people up the were mad hatter in start locking of the people we are scared of. Those of the people the need to be incarcerated in stop blocking a people for the petty crimes but in the state of oklahoma. We have the idea. I agree with the statement although i would say we need to look harder who we think we are afraid evanston remember the peoplewe in prison are still in prison and we all imagine what you do with the rapist in the murder . Sebelius officially committing murder is a veryy tiny percentage of the prison populate population we have seen that are of poverty and racism of hand as a result theyre not necessarily bad choices but this is mirrored throughout the globe whether we talkhat about blacks and latinos from south africa when the Aboriginal People so we should be careful around this division is far moreds. Complex. Super max is 1 dash solitary confinement driven pr
Presenting her new book from the war on poverty to the war on crime the fight the friday forum series takes place during the academic year. Our next and final of the season on policing reform handcuffed. To learn more about this in our many other Upcoming Events visit us online. Todays talk will conclude with some time for your questions after which we will have a book signing right here. We are very pleased to have cspan book tv here taping todays event. You will be recorded and please wait a moment for the microphone to come to you. It is part of how we say thanks. And finally just a quick reminder to silence yourself once. And so now we will introduce todays speaker. Shes the assistant professor in the department of history in the department of african and africanamerican studies at harvard. Research focus is on poverty and racial inequality in the 20h century. She is coeditor of the book the new black history revisiting the second reconstruction they had been published in the journ