Introduce myself first. So you know not who to complain to later. My name is gregg barrios. Former book editor of the express news, worked for many years and los angeles for the Los Angeles Times. Ive written for the new york times, currently i write for the los angeles review of books. I am on the board of directors for the National Book critics circle. Im also the author of the book of poetry that deals with cute its called look house. This time i would like to introduce iowa miriam pawel. She is the former Pulitzer Prize winner and spent 25 years working at news day and the Los Angeles Times. Her book, the crusades of Caesar Chavez, a biography is the First Comprehensive biography of the iconic leader. She is also written the union of their dreams, a widely acclaimed and nuanced history of Caesar Chavez united form workers move. She recently received the National Endowment for the fellowship to support her work in the chavez biography. Please welcome miriam pawel. applause thank you
I worked for many years in los angeles at the Los Angeles Times. I have written for the new york times. Currently i write for the los angeles review of books and i am on the board of directors of the National Book critics circle. I am also the author of a book lapoetry, that deals with causa. At this time i would like to introduce miriam. Miriam is the former Pulitzer Prize winning editor. She spent 25 years working at newsday and to the Los Angeles Times. Her book, the crusades of cesar a biography is the First Comprehensive biography of the charismatic leader. She has written the union of widely acclaimed into nuanced history of chavez is United Farmworkers Movement and nuanced history of a United Farmworkers Movement. She recently received an endowment for her work on the chavez biography. Please welcome miriam pawel. [applause] thanks, gregg. Gregg hi miriam. Gg. Iam hi, gre gregg i want to ask you something i feel is important what brought you through the writing about cesar chave
Good morning, welcome. Today we are very fortunate to have a very special guest with us, miriam pawel. However, i would like to introduce myself first so you know who to complain to later. My name is greg berrios. Im a former book editor of the san Antonio Express news. I worked for many years in los angeles for the Los Angeles Times. Ive written for the new york times. Currently i write for the los angeles review of books and im on the board of directors of the National Book critics circle. Im also the author of a book of poetry that deals with lacausa. In fact, its called, lacausa. At this time i would like to introduce miriam. Miriam is the former Pulitzer Prize winning editor who spent 25 years working at newsday and the Los Angeles Times. Her book, the crusades of cesar chavez, a biography is the First Comprehensive biography of the iconic, charismatic leader. She has also written the union of their dreams, a widely acclaimed and nuanced history of chavezs United Farm Workers Move
My name is greg barrios. Im a former book editor of the san Antonio Express news. I worked for many years in los angeles for the Los Angeles Times. Ive written for the new york times, currently, i right for the los angeles review of books, and i am on the board of directors of the National Book critics circle. I am also the author of the book of poetry that deals with la causa. In fact, its called la causa. At this time i would like to introduce miriam. Miriam is the former pulitzer prizewinning editor who spent 25, with the Los Angeles Times. The crusade of cesar chavez, a biography is the First Comprehensive biography of the iconic, charismatic leader. She has also written the union of their dreams, a widely acclaimed and nuanced history of chavezs United Farmworkers Movement. She recently received a humanities endowment of fellowship to support the chavez biography. Please welcome miriam powel. [ applause ] thank you. Hi, miriam. Hi, greg. Thanks. Can you hear me . Im on. I want to
Speakers and their commitment to mentorship and education. Shes the author of essays published in 2018 and 2019 in the civil war and transformation of american citizenship. As i was preparing this introduction, i read her work in the flagship journal civil war history, part of a roundtable discussion about new civil war revisionism. Her book manuscript, mentioned in your program, women, slavery and the boundaries of freedom in washington, d. C. Is now under contract, i am pleased to say. It explains how black women in the Nations Capital made claims to liberty during the civil war. It is from that work that the program today is derived free , women, mobilizing emancipation , citizenship and self making in wartime washington, d. C. Ladies and gentlemen, tamika nunley. [applause] prof. Nunley thank you. Good afternoon. I should thank you extra, because it is after lunch, late in the afternoon and you are still here. So thank you very much. Thank you to john coski and the staff at the Ame