As you all know [inaudible] with your support that we are able to bring wonderful authors like tony to the literary community. So we really appreciate, you know, your support. So several events and author of Overground Railroad will be joining us on the 13th, the roots of black travel america. Theyll feature author and journalist charles jecko. Be sure toe check online. A bunch of events coming up in february. Journalists, activist from st. Louis, missouri, a member to have communist party usa and serves for the party in kansas, missouri and senate seat. [inaudible] served as a member on political and labor organizations including [inaudible] unique and neglected aspects of the communist party usa. Places within the political and historical contest. Topical aspects of the partys ongoing work especially in post 1956 period. Hope is that each individual story helps build and adds to completer and more complex usa history. So tonight, tony will be discussing, answering your questions and
[inaudible] its only with your support we are able to bring to you wonderful authors to the literary community. We really appreciate your purchases and support. Thank you for showing up. We have several upcoming events, author of abjoining us on the 13th to discuss her book on the roots of black trouble in america. [inaudible] [inaudible] be sure to check out our calendar online. We have a bunch of events coming up to february. Without further ado, Tony Pecinovsky is a journalist, activist, politician from st. Louis missouri abthe member of the communist party usa answers of the district archive of the party in missouri. Hes contributed to peoples world comes a single Southern Illinois tribune, labor tribune, shoko report and a [inaudible] from 2010 to 2015 he served as a member of several political and labor organizations including the united media guild, greater st. Louis ab and served as delegate to the greater st. Louis central labor council. Trend nine[inaudible] [inaudible] [inau
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