Program. Ms. Ulaby morning. I am a reporte good morning is such an honor to be here. And then to spend the next hour but thats just not enough time learning about the and some female heroines of the Civil Rights Movement who in many ways they could not have been more different. And incredibly welleducated and the other came from the background filled with such deprivation. And those that have c them change the course of history and either one have thing given their do. Hopefully these biographies and with a law professor and a history professor and her earlier book and kate is a distinguished scholar who includes a biography of Harriet Tubman and the assassins accomplice. And talking about the biography. So i will assume many of you are like me. Maybe you havent heard anything. I am hoping he will introduce us to the subjects of these books. But yours is unjust so tell me a little bit why you chose her. Py here. Im delighted to share about Constance Baker motley, who is a legendary civ
Two women who in many ways could not have been more different. One was establishment, one was grassroots. One was upwardly mobile, incredibly well educated, and the other one came from a background filled with such deprivation that to describe it as poor seems too grand. One was an obvious leader, the other was an unlikely and late in life luminary. Both of them changed the course of history, and neither one has been given their due. Hopefully these two biographies will help change that. Tamiko brown megan is 18 at the Harvard Institute and a history professor at Harvard University during her earlier book is courage to dissent the book we are going to be talking about today is civil rights queen. Kate Clifford Larson is a distinguished scholar whose earlier books include a biography of Harriet Tubman and the assassins accomplice. Today we will be talking about walk with me, a biography of Fannie Lou Hamer. Im going to assume many of you are like me. Maybe you have heard a little bit ab
Comcast supports cspan is a Public Service along with these other Television Providers giving you a frontrow seat to democracy. Good morning. Im a reporter with National Public radio. Such an honor to be the National Book festival and we do these distinguished authors. Within the next hour almost which is just notot enough time learning about two of the most unsung female heroines at the Civil Rights Movement, two women who in many, many ways could that have been more different. One was establishment. One was grassroots. One was upwardly mobile, kobe well educated and the other one came from a background filled with such deprivation that describe it that seems almost a greater one was an obvious leader one was an unlikely and late in life luminary. Both of them change the course of history and neither one of them has been given their due. Hopefully these biographies thao were going to be discussing will help change that tomiko brownnagin is a dean at the harvard, at harvard university.
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First Lady Laura Bush along with then library of librarian of congress and the current librarian of congress has continued. Carla it is so delightful to see people line up outside waiting to hear authors and get their books signed and all of these things. There is just so much excitement. After two years of being virtual, that was good for when we all had to hunker down, but being in person is just delightful. What is your role today . Carla my role is head cheerleader, and also to open up the main stage to actually get a chance to moderate a panel of young adult authors. This year we are having a stage for the young and young at heart, teenagers, specifically. The interesting part is we had a Youth Advisory Committee which could all happen during a pandemic, and they zoomed in through the country and gave us advice about authors they would like to hear from. They recommended the books and so i am just being led on to the stage but young people will be interviewing some of their favori