Who is here tonight who came from salt lake, utah, his name is devery anderson. He is the author of the book, emmett till the murder that shock the world and propelled the Civil Rights Movement. It is one of the most definitive books on the subject. It took him 21 years from conception to completion to write this book. And i had the privilege to work on this case, emmett tills case, starting in 2002 with emmett tills mother, to work toward the reopening of the case to be reinvestigated and to have the United States congress to pass the emmett till unsolved civil rights crime act. That is now in the works being we authorized again. Congress is working on it right now. We expect in the next several weeks for that to pass. [applause] anderson is an editor at signature books in salt lake, utah, and is currently working on a masters degree in publishing at the George Washington university. He is the editor and coeditor of several books on mormon history. And in 2015, the University Press of
[inaudible] book tv tapes hundreds of other programs or the country all year long. Heres a look at some of the events will be covering this week. On monday, well be at kramer brooks and afterwards in washington dc. Where do you make an contributing editor david frantz reports on hiv and aids prevention efforts in his book, how to survive a plague. On tuesday, we are at the library of congress with Elizabeth Dowling taylor. She will recall the rise and fall of the black elite three mans a the jim crow era. Well be in cambridge at massachusetts at Harvard Book Store with randall fuller. He will examine the book from the origin of species on americas religious and intellectual communities following its publication in 1860. On wednesday where George Washingtons mount vernon estate in mount vernon, virginia. The university of delaware professor Erica Armstrong dunbar will recount the life of a judge and escape slate who was once owned by george and martha washington. Book tv will be at Scri
[inaudible] book tv tapes hundreds of other programs or the country all year long. Heres a look at some of the events will be covering this week. On monday, well be at kramer brooks and afterwards in washington dc. Where do you make an contributing editor david frantz reports on hiv and aids prevention efforts in his book, how to survive a plague. On tuesday, we are at the library of congress with Elizabeth Dowling taylor. She will recall the rise and fall of the black elite three mans a the jim crow era. Well be in cambridge at massachusetts at Harvard Book Store with randall fuller. He will examine the book from the origin of species on americas religious and intellectual communities following its publication in 1860. On wednesday where George Washingtons mount vernon estate in mount vernon, virginia. The university of delaware professor Erica Armstrong dunbar will recount the life of a judge and escape slate who was once owned by george and martha washington. Book tv will be at Scri
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Coming up next on the presidency, author Warren Bingham talks about his book George Washington 1791 southern tour 689 he discusses the newly election to the southern states, and promote the constitution. George Washingtons Mount Vernon hosted this hour and 20 minute event. All right. Good evening, everybody. Its great to see such a full house tonight. Im rob shenk. I want to welcome you all this evening to the ford evening book talk. Weve got a great topic for tonight. The Washington Library is proud to offer free monthly book talks as part of our mission to disseminate knowledge about the colonial revolutionary and founding eras. I want to pause to thank ford motor company. Ford has been a supporter of mount vernon for more than 90 years. [ applause ] tonights guest is Warren Bingham. Hes a speaker, broadcaster, free lance writer, and author. He earned a b. A. In history from the university of North Carolina. Go heels. An m. A. From hollins university. His career includes nearly 25 ye