In this world that was created where children are being heightened with their sensibilities within the family context. That helps to think about how we can appreciate africanamerican families right along side schools and churches. We have portraits of people having a mass meeting in a church. Right . That is easy to see. Were increasingly learning about groups and the work of student activists. Were getting more of a appreciation for why it might be that elders who we see in these portraits act up. Why might that be the case . Why . [indiscernible] change this culture, change this world. Most of them did not grow up in this world, so they have no sense of what it is like to be beaten or anything like that. It is about the United States. This cohort of young oh, and this generation and about five years around emmett tills birth, they are these collegeage people. In their 60s. Yes, they get inspiration and they have the fire of youth. They certainly do in the movement. These this leaves
Annette dunlap she changed it in terms of putting education in the forefront and getting involved with education and taking care of children. She was really concerned about how children were cared for, and that was something she definitely emphasized. Susan swain and, taylor where would you put her in the pantheon of first ladies weve been learning about this year . Taylor stoermer shes the first celebrity first lady, the First National celebrity first lady. And i think when were talking about the development of our understanding of the institution of the first lady, then she is the first one in which we get to start thinking about what really are the uses of that celebrity in good ways and bad ways, because there are concerns that have developed about the first family being owned by the American Public, but also how that can actually be a positive tool of the broader presidency if only Grover Cleveland would have been able to see that. Susan swain and the story in that regard will con
Or post a comment on our facebook page, facebook. Com booktv. And now from the 2015 roosevelt reading festival, Molly Guptill manning discusses her book, when books went to war the stories that helped us win world war ii. And now it is my pleasure to introduce our author for this session, Molly Manning. She will be discussing her new book, when books went to war the stories that helped us win world war ii. Molly manning grew up in new york north of albany, so welcome back to the Hudson River Valley to you. She graduatedfy bay a that capita from if fy beta cap kappa. A graduate of the Cardozo School of law in new york city, shes an attorney for the United States court of appeals for the Second Circuit in new york city. In 2012 she published her first book. It tells the true story of one of the most elaborate literary hoaxes in american history. Her latest book, when books went to war, tells the amazing and inspiring story of how the United States government and americas librarians and p
Amelia . If you remember, adam, last week we were talking about a heat wave for this weekend. This is what looks to be a sixday heat wave. The humidity not too bad. Parts of the area under a code orange alert. Children, elderly, if you have heart or lung issues, take it ea easy outdoors today. The sun comes up around 6 20. Temperatures in the suburb around 60 degrees. 56 in culpeper. 59 in frederick. Here in the district, a balmy 68. Here is the morning planner, plenty of sunshine, clouds around today. The sun wins out. Look at how temperatures warm. 8 00 a. M. , 72. My noon, mid80s. What to expect this evening and if you have outdoor plans what to expect. New this morning, Prince Georges County officer shot his gun during a struggle with a suspect. Around 11 00 p. M. , an officer heard a car crash and went to check it out. When he arrived, a man was running from the scene. According to police, the man tried to take the officers gun. The suspect was shot during the struggle and rushed
Morning at 7 00 eastern on cspan. Tuesday, Smart Technology to connect government services. See it live at 8 00 a. M. Eastern here on cspan2. Im thrilled and excited to be here. I want to thank cspan for covering the National Book festival. We have a beautiful sunny day. I hope the crowds show the crowds. One thing about remember about exceptional president s, is that the exception. This is a wonder event. Heaven is a library, if thats the case, heaven has gone out today and we are in heaven of this National Book festival. The leaders for tomorrow. I am youth leader for today. Trying to show that we had this redblew map. The divide was a little divide. The idea that the country itself is a polarized as washington is just wrote. I dont know a scientists who believes that. All people that they realize that whatever theyve done in life is something that ought to be recorded and passed on to the next generations, thats the way we learn, we learn for the future and trying to understand in t