Most of the education of an idealist a memoir by ambassador Samantha Power comes out in september. This is a quick preview and oyyoure watching booktv on cspan2. Good morning, book lovers, how are you . Can we stop for a moment and acknowledge the librarian, hardworking staff and the volunteers . Absolutely. [applause] im chairman for the National Endowment of humanities, we proud to continue partnership of National Book festival, changemakers and one way we are doing so is to discuss topic on the bottom level of the convention center, theyll we will recognize importance of 19th document, documentary coming on pbs we have wonderful cutouting of Suffrage Movement leaders that you o can oppose with and children can pose with, grandchildren, Frederick Douglas and other, Alexander Hamilton some of the Popular Figures weve from the past will be there as well and well have programming about sifng and importance of librarieses at the parades of states. But for this room and this moment, were
After the civil war black virginians and americans embraced new opportunities. On one hand, black lives flourished under the new promises afforded by freedom in American Society. Black people suffer from backlash from the white establishment. At the same time that we see the process, we also see regress in the form of disenfranchisement and legal s segregation in the forms of American Society. We will look at a few stories that exemplify push and pull dynamic. The section starts with reconstruction and key legislative amendments that fundamentally shape the rights of black people in america. The 13th amendment, first in 1865, which finally and definitively ended 246 years of slavery and america. It was ratified in 18 68, which guaranteed Citizenship Rights to former slaves and promised to do process and protection under the law to all americans. Its an amendment regularly cited in legal cases today. And then the 15th amendment, ratified in 1870, which gave black men the right to vote.
Culture enrichments. We are standing in the middle the exhibition title determine, the 400 year struggle for black equality. Explores the period from the end of the civil war which ended slavery in the u. S. This is a period that witnessed both progress and backlash for black americans. After the civil war, as black virginians and americans embraced new opportunities in the form of access to education, new civil rights, political participation, building new communities, starting new businesses and so forth, black lives florist under the new promises afforded by freedom in American Society. It also began to suffer backlash from the white establishment. It is the power of supremacy and control over people of color. At the same time see amazing strides. In the form of distance franchise and legalized segregation. I look at a few stories that exemplify that push and pull dynamic of progress and backlash. The section starts with reconstruction and key legislative amendments. And shapes the
Slavery in the united states, through 1950. This was a period that witnessed both progress and backlash. For black americans. After the civil war black virginians and americans embrace new opportunities with new education, new civil rights, political participation, building new communities, starting new businesses and so forth. On one hand, black lives flourished under the new promises afforded by freedom in American Society. Black people suffered from backlash from the white establishment that wanted to reassert its power and supremacy and control over people of color. At the same time that we see the amazing strides in black process, we also see regress in the form of disenfranchisement legalized segregation in American Society. We will look at a few stories that exemplify push and pull dynamic of progress and backlash. The section starts with reconstruction and key legislative amendments that fundamentally shape the rights of black people in america. The 13th amendment, first in 186
[inaudible conversations] good morning and welcome to the 19th annual National Book festival brought to you by the library of congress. [applause] this festival is free of charge thanks to the generosity of donors large and small. He. Please make it brief and to the point, you are giving us permission to use it to web cast and finally i ask that you please turn off your cell phones, thank you and enjoy your day. Good morning, book lovers, how are you . Can we stop for a moment and acknowledge the librarian, hardworking staff and the volunteers . Absolutely. [applause] im chairman for the National Endowment of humanities, we proud to continue partnership of National Book festival, topic of this festival, changemakers and one way we are doing so is to discuss topic on the bottom level of the Convention Center, theyll we will recognize importance of 19th document, documentary on pbs, we have wonderful cutouts of Suffrage Movement, leaders that you can pose with, grandchildren, Fredrik Dou