At gaithersburg book festival, thank you and we hope that we will have you back soon. Tvs coverage of the virtual gaithersburg book festival in maryland continues now the discussion of the roll in poetry and activism. My name is lori, councilmember from the city of gaithersburg in house for this presentation. Before we get started, a quick plug to support the authors in the box from our wonderful bookseller bookseller politics and prose and one of americas premier independent bookstores. We have links to purchase in the presentation description. And given all that we have been through over the past year, it is so important to support local jobs in the local economy. I also want to extend the big thank you to our 2021 feature sponsor. David and michael blair, Family Foundation for the generous support. Okay, lets get started. Today we have with us, and claimed poet to discuss the rules and social justice throughout history with work spanning the pre civil wars to the modern era in the l
On the wisconsin science festival board because also the dean of the college of letters and science at the university of wisconsin madison and former chair of the department of astronomy thank you for joining us and taking part in the wisconsin book festival. It is delightful to me to be host three cultural events and because the Madison Public Library foundation, the organizations that allow me to do so i want to take a moment to thankthem. I have been absolutely unwavering in their support of free events throughout the last eight years weve been doing this so thanks to them and all our sponsors for is like this possible. I also want to mention to viewers watching at home that the wisconsin professional wisconsin science festival are joining forces to provide free copies of both brian and jannas book to you. I will put a link in the bottom of your screen, little green box here you will be to sign up a book sent to you by our selling partners in madison. Thank you so much to the scienc
Letters and sites that universe of wisconsin madison and the former chair of the department of astronomy. Thank you all so much for joining us tonight in taking part in the 2020 wisconsin book festival. It is delightful to me to be able to host free cultural events and because Madison Public Library and Public Library foundation of the organizations that allow me to do so i want to take a moment to thank them. They have been absolutely unwavering in their support of free book events throughout the pandemic and over the last eight years that weve been doing this. So major thanks to them and to all of our sponsors for making events like this possible. I want to just mention to viewers watching at home that the wisconsin book festival in wisconsin science festival are joining forces tonight to provide free copies of both these books to you. When i done speaking here i will put a link in the bottom of your screen, bluegreen box and you will be able to sign up and have a book since you buy
Education. Since inception, we believe in the power to inform and lead change. Id very much like to thank the Gabelli Center for global and security analysis and our wonderful partners the museum of American Finance and the cfa society of new york who are cosponsoring todays conversation. One of the goals of the centennial series is to shine the light on the importance history plays in shaping the uch foo. The new book, she explores the rich period of black financial innovation and its Transformative Impact on u. S. Capitolism. Todays session will take place in three parts. First, my colleague and friend, saved cowan of the American Museum of finance will introduce dr. Garrett scott and then shell discuss her book banking on freedom, and then well ask you to type questions at the bottom of the zoom screen. And im excited to share as a participant you will be entered in a raffle to win a free ecopy of the book. Winners will be notified by the end of the week. Before i introduce david, i
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