Public service and brought you today by your television provider. Good evening, welcome to quail ridge books it is my honor to introduce to you jim jenkins who was an editor, editorial writer and columnist on the editorial page of the news and observer for 31 years your he will introduce our special guest. Please help me welcome jim jenkins. [applause] in 1973 i saw him first, across and loud profane, filthy newsroom in downtown raleigh. He was right at a school. I was still in school. I looked across and is said to someone, whos that . No, thats David Zucchino come hes going to be the new star here. He had long dark hair over his shoulders, thick jet black mustache. It was a long time ago. David is a grad of the unc Journalism School and in in the manatt of the journalism hall of fame. In raleigh he became famous very quickly in the newsroom when a new young editor came in and sent out a memo to the reporting staff saying each reportable submit to his editor every morning and itinerar
Of philadelphia my name is andy director of author events. I do have one unfortunate update to our program rick burns will not participate in our discussion this evening due to a work related incident. However, the good news you will see a sneak preview of his new documentary which will be aired on pbs later this year and based on ten years of research by our guest. A curator with more than 30 years experience, doctor Gretchen Sorin has consulted with 250 institutions including smithsonian, Jewish Museum in the near state historical association. She is a director of the cooperstown drip program of the State University of new york and the author of in the spirit of martin, the living legacy of doctor Martin Luther king junior. And through the eyes of others, African Americans in identity and american art. In her new book draw th driving while black just out today professor soren tells the story of an an dispensable green book that reshaped the africanamerican traveling experience throug
Due to a workrelated trip. The good news, you will see a sneak preview of his new documentary which will be aired on pbs later this year and is based on ten years of research, a curator with 30 years experience, doctor Gretchen Sorin has consulted for 250 institutions including the smithsonian, the Jewish Museum and the new York State Historical association. She is the director of the Cooperstown Graduate Program of the State University of new york and the author of in the spirit of martin, the living the living legacy of Martin Luther king jr. And through the eyes of others, africanamericans and identity in american art. In her new book driving while black African American travel and the road to civil rights, just out today, Gretchen Sorin tells the story of the indispensable green book which reshaped the African American traveling experience throughout our segregated land and helped drive the nascent Civil Rights Movement. Please welcome Gretchen Sorin. [applause] it is wonderful to
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