I will explain to you how that happens. And much of the research was done at library of congress, which is sponsoring todays event. It is a wonderful institution. A beautiful building, they are such Important Research materials there, and it is all available free. Public Access Library are really one of the things that make our nation great. [applause] and i am very grateful to the library of congress for being here and for continuing to give us such wonderful material. Now, this is a self selecting crowd. I know some of you already know who Frances Perkins is, but a lot of people dont. So lets start by asking this question. How many of you know who Frances Perkins is . All, yes. This is great. Good, good. How many of you know someone on Social Security . Please raise your hand. How many of you know someone who is receiving Unemployment Insurance or who has ever received Unemployment Compensation . Okay, Frances Perkins worked there, and we know so who is working a 40 hour week, genera
In terms of of logistics, how the evening will go, im going to talk a little bit about the topic. Im going to say a few words about my own research, how i came to pursue a topic in civil rights history, and then were also going to talk about a document that i had you read before coming to class, the plan of delano, and were also going to talk a little about your oral histories. Thats sort of the way that the next hour or so will progress. And i want to start off with things i hope you will take away from the course of the evening. And im going to be argumentive and try to be bold in my statements. I would definitely say as a historian that when we study the delano grape strike that it is one of the most significant, important, labor and Civil Rights Movements for not only mexican americans, latinos, but also filipino americans in the 20th century. Some might even take it a step further and say that the united farm workers conducted the most successful boycott in all of u. S. Labor hist
Clinton, rem, tupac. She is interviewing mariah carey. She is talking about her new book that is all about a subject near and dear to the bay areas heart. It is act two for her. If you gentleman could pick an act two perhaps after, you know, broadcast news, is there anything completely out of this realm that you would like to tackle . No. Not really. Okay. I like photography. Okay. I love this job so much that i dont really think about that. I have been a professional photographer in a past life. Now maybe i would be a chef. Lets hook up. I like that idea. She is diving into minor league baseball. I have a love for the game of baseball. It is not just about photos on the field. Very personal. Moments that we dont get to see. Right. With these Minor League Ball players trying to make it to the show. We will talk to her in a couple minutes. An act two for students after taking an exam they spent all school year preparing for. Now dozens of them at one Marin County High School has to reta
Okay. So i think were ready to get started. Sorry for the delay. But welcome to the first meeting. Our session is called historians in court, examines the complex role of historians applying their scholarly skills to courtroom litigation. Thanks first to the oah for organizing this session and in particular to the president , nancy cott, for her support of our endeavor here today. Today we will address a timely topic, the participation of historians in courtroom proceedings. There is no systemic study, but the evidence we have indicates that the use of, for instance, scholarly am kus briefs where scholarings filed briefs in Court Proceedings has been increasing. Now, there is a long history of scholarly input into Appellate Court cases stretching back at least to the famous brandis brief in 1908. But for our purposes, our pedigree as historians will be traced back to the brown versus board of education in which the distinguished historians helped the naac thrks make the case against Sc
Okay. So i think were ready to get started. Sorry for the delay. But welcome to the first meeting. Our session is called historians in court, examines the complex role of historians applying their scholarly skills to courtroom litigation. Thanks first to the oah for organizing this session and in particular to the president , nancy cott, for her support of our endeavor here today. Today we will address a timely topic, the participation of historians in courtroom proceedings. There is no systemic study, but the evidence we have indicates that the use of, for instance, scholarly am kus briefs where scholarings filed briefs in Court Proceedings has been increasing. Now, there is a long history of scholarly input into Appellate Court cases stretching back at least to the famous brandis brief in 1908. But for our purposes, our pedigree as historians will be traced back to the brown versus board of education in which the distinguished historians helped the naac thrks make the case against Sc