Political correctness and there were others who, in fact, did not even know who Harriet Tubman of, and various pictures Harriet Tubman appeared on the whornet and they were women were in fact not harriet seven. Harriet summit has been a subject of childrens fiction. Who harrietple know tubman was. That is not the case with the american public. The irony was noted of having Harry Tuchman on the front of the 20 bill and Andrew Jackson on the back. As many of you know, Andrew Jackson was not only a slaveholder himself, but, he was oversaw indian removal and was renowned for being really an indian killer. In addition to that, many people pointed to the fact that here you have Harriet Tubman who was values, whosead worth was, for many people, defined by the amount of money that people paid for her. On, here she is being put perhaps the most popular symbol of american capitalism, the 20 bill. We have today some very historians who are talking with the placement of tubman on the 20 bill, and
Peter i am going to use the lectern for just a minute. Thank you very much. It has been my pleasure to know our speaker tonight for more years than probably either of us would like to admit. I first met les when he was one of the brightest young graduate students at the university of illinois, where we both were studying under harold heiman, one of the greats in the field of constitutional history and reconstruction. Although les received his ba and masters degree at the university of illinois, where he was able to root for his beloved chicago cubs, he later deserted that by going to Rice University when professor hyman moved, and received his phd at Rice University, where unlike many people, he published not just one book out of his dissertation, but two. Unfortunately one of his books that he published out of his dissertation arrived at perhaps an auspicious time, the impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1973. You may know what else happened in 1973. Les, as those of us who know him call
Film Pitch Perfect 2 out last year, rebel wilsons character, whos called fat amy, is shown dancing at a campus party when the girl shes dancing with asked if she wants to have sex later. She says no but then gives him a is oughtive wink. He looks suggestive wink. He looks confused and asks if that means no or yes. And she didnt say no, but then she winks. She responds, absolutely not, and then winks again suggesting she doesnt mean what she said. So what kind of message does this send . What kind of message does it send when girls say no but maybe they really mean yes . Certainly amys no is open for interpretation. A but years ago a few years ago Yale Fraternity brothers marched around freshman dorms chanting, quote no means yes, yes means anal. Their interpretation of no and yes is clear. Unfortunately, the yale case is not an isolated incident. Practically every week during the fall you hear about these. For example, just this last fall there were similar chants and lappers welcoming
Some people in the interest of the gun and conversation but they are not that different. Thank you so much the southern festival of books. Heres vanned arer built University Vanderbilt University Professor kelly oliver. Good afternoon and welcome to this session of the southern festival of books. Could afternoon welcome to this additional the southern festival of the books today we will talk to officer kelly oliver about her boss accounting girls professor oliver on g graduated with honors in 1979 with it double major in a merger ph. D. From Northwestern University in i philosophy she has held teaching positions at various converse cities including George Washington University University of texas austin and still be broken currently a distinguished professor of philosophy at vanderbilt she is published books topicss ranging from family love for and violence to affirmativeaction hollywood films and an mri its. For a nonfiction work includes over 100 articles and over 20 books today we w
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