Announcer cspan is here in fulton view of governments, funded by these Television Companies and more, including buckeye broadband. Buckeye broadband supports cspan as a public service, along with thesether television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. In partnership with the library of congress, cspan rings you books that shaped america. Our series brings you books that have had a profound impact on the country. The first autobiography of abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass. Published in 1845 the narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass he tells his early life as a slave in maryland lynn tatian. Learning to read and working as a shipbuilder in baltimore and as cape from slavery to the north as a young adult. In of several memoirs he wrote about his life, this first narrative was an antislavery treatise, best and further the cause of abolition. For many readers outside of the south this may have been their introduction to the reality of slavery. Through
Today at a Campaign Stop in new hampshire. In partnership with the library of congress, cspan rings you books that shaped america. Our series brings you books that have had a profound impact on the country. The first autobiography of abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass. Published in 1845 the narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass he tells his early life as a slave in maryland lynn tatian. Learning to read and working as a shipbuilder in baltimore and as cape from slavery to the north as a young adult. In of several memoirs he wrote about his life, this first narrative was an antislavery treatise, best and further the cause of abolition. For many readers outside of the south this may have been their introduction to the reality of slavery. Throughout his life he continued to work toward ending slavery as a writer, orator and statesman and the power of his presence was captured in a newly popular medium. Douglass was one of the most photographed americans of the 19th cen
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Headquarters during weekends. Our authors will be signing their books at the signing tent on the war memorial plans after this session was you can purchase their books at the Parnassus Book area and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the festival. Our first speaker is daniel sharfstein, a professor of law and history at vanderbilt. He has twice won the loss collapse outstanding professor award. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and before law school he was a journalist. The director of the social justice problem, professor daniel sharfstein. You can hear me in the back . It is wonderful to be here again at the southern festival of books, my hometown book festival. A real honor to be introduced by andy bennett. In a decade plus i have lived in nashville i have presented as an author, been a host and most of all, a member of the audience, sharing this panel with roger hodge gives me the best of all worlds. Love the range of conversations we have at the festival. I look forward t
Presidency,he thomas talks about the architectural trends that influenced the design of George Washingtons mount vernon estate. He is director of architecture at washingtons Virginia Home and has overseen the restoration of several prominent rooms, including the recently updated blue room. This program is part of a mount vernon symposium focusing on the places where washington lived and visited. It is 50 minutes. It is my pleasure to introduce my colleague, Thomas Reinhardt who joined Mount Vernons staff in 2013. In that capacity, he provides dynamic leadership for the ongoing preservation of the estates 36 originally constructed buildings. Since his arrival, i have had the privilege of working with tom to develop a partnership between preservation and curatorial staff. We have completed several mansion room products including andblue room in 2014 currently underway, the front parlor hopefully to open up next year. He has also led critically important projects, stabilized the and the 1