Test test captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 of the story of the American Revolution and the nation. Im interested in these questions of who gets included and ignored in textbooks. Who is honored with monuments and public commemorations and belongs in this country and this countrys story and who does not. Who can claim to be a citizen, a patriot, hero, an american. Increasingly, especially since the last president ial election, americans seem to be discussing these sorts of issues more publicly and with more passion than used to be the case. As we listen to increasingly vocal White Supremacists claiming they want to take our country back, fellow citizens wanting to keep certain people out of the United States based on religion or culture and as we face violent public confrontations over what statutes and monuments represent and which should be torn down, reinterpreted or replaced, i cant help but feel the first martyr of liberty and other works like it are coming ou
My am director of outreach at the american antiquarian society. I want to welcome you to this talk. You can find out up a brochure at the desk. You can also join our mailing list by filling out the information on your sheet. You can also pick one up at the front desk. As many of you know, we are a National Research library Whose Mission is to collect, preserve and share the printed record of the United States, portions of canada and the British West Indies before the 20th century. Collect anything and everything printed within these parameters from graphic princeton newspapers and periodicals. We use these collections as the basis for all of our programs which bring scholars, artists, writers and teachers and students at all levels together to participate in the workshop, seminars, performances and a variety of other programs. Tonights lecture is part of a series of programs we are offering connected to an exhibition called beyond midnight paul revere. It is currently on display in mes
I am director of outreach at the american antiquarian society. I want to welcome you to this talk, the first in our series of spring programs. You can find out more by picking up a brochure at the front desk. You can join our mailing list to stay informed of upcoming programs i filling out information on your evaluation sheet jade you can pick one up if you do not have one of those, you can pick one up at the front desk. As many of you know, we are a National Research library of American History and culture Whose Mission is to share the printed record of what is now the United States, portions of canada and the british west indies. We collect anything and everything within these parameters. From graphic prints to newspapers and periodicals, to pamphlets and books. We use these as the basis for all of our programs which bring scholars, artists, the general public, and teachers and students together to participate in workshops and a variety of other programs about pre20thcentury america.
American history interviews, museums,films, exploring our nations passed every weekend on cspan3. This year marks the 250th anniversary of the boston massacre. Next, from the American Society, historian talks about his book, first martyr of liberty. Kachunor tissue and sometimes these were celebrated in other times forgotten or vilified by americans. Good evening, everyone. Im the director of outreach here. To thiso welcome you talk. You can find out more about upse programs by picking more at the front desk. You can also fill at the information on your evaluation sheet sheet. You can also pick one up at the front desk. We are a National Research library Whose Mission is to preserve and share the printed of the United States, portions of canada, before the 21st century. We do anything we collect anything and everything in these parameters. We use these collections as the basis for all of these programs. Together to it is death participate in a workshop, portfolio performances, and othe
Good afternoon again. Please take your seats. Were trying to stay on time here. Id like to get started as soon as possible. Good afternoon. Im Malu Harrison i would like to welcome you back to this session. Miami book fair, 2017, if you are here this morning, and you know Miami Book Fair very well you know that book fair is presented by Miamidade College and thousands and thousands of volunteers among whom are students, faculty, staff, administrators, and many, many individuals from the community and from the corporate success tore as well. In fact, our corporate sponsor the main corporate sponsor is ohl, this year and were have been very, very grateful for its sponsorship and its support and were also grateful as ive mentioned in previous session to the circle of treads trends of Miami Book Fair i know youre here in abundance this year as you have been in past years, since 1984 when our book fair began and we would like to extend a special thank you to our circle of friends. And so wi