And i just want to say that this book, americas black capital, is a really profound new way of looking at the history of atlanta. And so its only fitting that his first author talk in atlanta, be here at the Atlanta History Center are many of you all already have read the book, but some of you all might not might not be aware of his background. But professor ober is, a professor of history, and hes also the founding director of the center for the study popular music at the university of and he received his ph. D. From indiana university, bloomington and he received his undergraduate degree a bachelor of art in history from, Morehouse College and. Hes previously two books. His first book was black power radical politics and he wrote hip hop revolution. The culture and politics of rap. So this is his third book. And having read his first book, it was a great book. But this book broke new ground. And without further ado, i want to welcome to the stage dr. Jeffrey oji obaa. Good everyone t
Is aprofound new way of looking at the history of atlanta. And so its only fitting that his first author talk in atlanta, be here at the Atlanta History Center are many of you all already have read the book, but some of you all might not might not be aware of his background. But professor ober is, a professor of history, and hes also the founding director of the center for the study popular music at the university of and he received his ph. D. From indiana university, bloomington and he received his undergraduate degree a bachelor of art in history from, Morehouse College and. Hes previously written two books. His first book was black power radical politics and African American identity, and he wrote hip hop revolution. The culture and politics of rap. So this is his third book. And having read his first book, it was a great book. But this book broke new ground. And without further ado, i want to welcome to the stage dr. Jeffrey oji obaa. Good everyone to say its a pleasure to be here
Books in the rack outside the pump. , found crosbys motel in pensacola, florida. My parents owned the first fully accredited africanamerican owned travel agency in the united states. They were able to convince people over time. It took many groups and eventually thousands of people. Between the fighting, the dogs, the people that had died for the right for us to stay anywhere. [applause] is my pleasure to introduce Calvin Ramsey. An author, photographer, and playwright whose works has been shown around the country, showing the light on missing pages of africanAmerican History. His plays bring the audience closer to truth. ,is first play the green book had its premiere. It then one recognition as a finalist in the last frontier contest in alaska where it was critiqued by playwrights and directors. The success was well above other critically acclaimed work, of theng his exploration career of an africanamerican actor and civil rights activist. He has been on the collection of thelibrary i
This wasnt a history that you could find. Betty at first was surprised there was such a thing as a black marine. You dont believe it, ask a tuskegee airman. Hell tell you. Victor green was a mailman for 40 years, lived in harlem, lived right across the street from duke ellington. Victor green was a man with a seventh grade education yet he put together a publication that touched all aspects of life. My parents liked to travel. They figured that was helpful for our education. The thing was, finding the black section of town and you used the green book to find places to eat so i always knew that we couldnt stay places. Mr. Green was distinguished and even as a child, a very lovely man, and i would say it was unusual to have a black client working with a white printer. The green book, my dad found what was the first place that he could stay between new orleans and the end of the drive for that first day. And the next day we drove all the way to miami and we stayed at the Lord Calvert Hote
Cspans washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. Coming up wednesday morning, republican congressman Leonard Lance of new jersey talks about the 21st century cures act and progress being made to get the legislation passed by the senate. He will also discuss Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month which takes place this month and being named congressional champion of Health Innovation by the Health Care Leadership council. Then Democratic Delegate Eleanor Holmes norton of the District Of Columbia on infrastructure and issues voinvolving the d. C. Met. She will also discuss the flint, michigan water crisis and oversight. Watch cspans washington journal beginning at 7 00 a. M. Eastern wednesday morning. Join the discussion. I am a history buff. I do enjoy seeing the fabric of our country and how things, just how they work and how theyre made. I love American History tv. The presidency, american artifacts. Fantastic shows. I had no idea they did history. That