hosting. good night. and now on cspan2 book tb, more television for serious readers. hi everybody i am vivian schiller and i the aspen institute. really glad you could be with us today. the near times bestseller list can often be a mirror of the national psyche. as such, this year it seems to reflect the nation going through an awakening on matters of race. books written by people of color and about matters of race and racism have filled those lists. both fiction and nonfiction. that is the good news. sadly the publishing industry does not always reflect that reality. the recent twitter protest # publishing paid me expose a major pay disparity in the industry between black and nonblack authors. there s a few people of color who served as publishing staff or literary agents. and even fewer who operate at decision-making levels. and for those who are published, sometimes the marketing exposure can be suboptimal. and this year of national reckoning on racism, we are going to t
by chief justice warren burger with the notion of promoting public understanding of the history of the court. it does that in many ways through lectures like these, through the publication three times a year of the journal of supreme court history, and through the acquisition of portraits of the justices for display in the building. i would like to specially thank the society for its efforts to assist my predecessor and the curator s office of obtaining of all 19 of the prior courts which have now been obtained. the officers of the court here, i would like to thank the society for the all the efforts they give to all of us. we are joined by three distinguished scholars for discussion of the civil war and its impact on justice oliver wendell holmes. the moderator of the program will be professor brad snyder. is an assistant professor of law at the university of wisconsin law school. padis the author of well- slave. he is currently at work on the society of truth and other pr
i would like to specially thank the society for its efforts to assist my predecessor and the curator s office of obtaining the portraits of all 19 of the prior courts which have now been obtained. on behalf of all the officers of the court here, i would like to thank the society for the all the efforts they give to all of us. we are joined by three distinguished scholars for discussion of the civil war and its impact on justice oliver wendell holmes. the moderator of the program will be professor brad snyder. he is an assistant professor of law at the university of wisconsin law school. he is the author of well-paid slave. he is currently at work on the society of truth and other progressives that lived in the dupont circle rowhouse and formed a political salon in the 1910 s. he has written extensive articles about justice holmes. tonight s analysts are james mcpherson and g. edward white. james mcpherson is the george henry davis professor emeritus of united states history
good evening, everyone, and welcome to the supreme court. it s great to see so many people here for the supreme court historical society s second lecture of the 2014 leon silverman lecture series. the society was formed in 1974 by chief justice warren berger with the notion of promoting public understanding of the history of the court. and it does that in many ways, through lectures like these, through the publication three times a year of the journal of supreme court history, and through the acquisition of portraits of the justices for display in the supreme court building. i d also like to especially thank the society for its efforts to assist my predeces r predecessor, bill suter, and the curator s office in obtaining the port raraits of all prior 1 clerks of the court, which have now been obtained for the court. and on behalf of all the officers of the court, i d like to thank the society for all of the efforts they give to all of us. this evening we re joined by three
battlefields. we ll let you hear from scholars and reenactors and bring you the latest historical forums on the subject nap s programs on the civil war every saturday 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. oliver wendell holmes jr. served in the union army from 1861 to 1864, and he was wounded three times in battle. next a panel of scholars looks at the impact of the civil war on the life of the future supreme court justice, including how his time as a soldier shaped his law career. the supreme court historical society hosted this hour-long discussion. good evening, everyone, and welcome to the supreme court. it s great to see so many people here for the supreme court historical society s second lecture of the 2014 leon silverman lecture series. the society was formed in 1974 by chief justice warren berger with the notion of promoting public understanding of the history of the court. and it does that in many ways, through lectures like these,