Jasmine griffin. She is a professor at Columbia University of english and africanamerican studies. Her current book is titled towards an intellectual history of black women. Ladies and gentlemen, Farah Jasmine griffin. [applause] thank you, and good afternoon. I know youre here because you love hers stop, not because this hurston you want hear . Okay. Is that better . No . All right. I will keep talking until you can hear me. Ill try to speak a little more loudly. Is that better . Good. So, i know youre here because you love hurston, not bus that is one of the only air conditioned venues today. It is wholly appropriate we have this panel on hurston here in harlem, place she called home. A place that inspired much of her work. A place that started her career. This year will mark the 100th 100th anniversary of her birth, and she continues to be a writer and a figure who messmerrize us. Were fortunate to be joined by a june of scholars and speakers and writers who have spent quite a bit o
Things right . We outlined three reasons in the legal brief. First of all, this is not the first time the president has given a posthumous pardon to someone who has passed away. Both president clinton and president bush have given posthumous parting in the last years of their administration. Clinton 1999 and president bush 2008. These are definitely legal, and definitely president for doing so. Secondly, Marcus Garvey is innocent. We have proven that beyond a reasonable shadow of a doubt. The United States Congress Held a hearing in 1987 in the House Judiciary Committee chair by john conyers where they afford indepth all of the evidence. They look at historical evidence presented by historians like tony martin. They conclude he was innocent back in 1987. There have been dozens of books. Currently it is in the state. His face is on the currency of jamaicas currency. Marcus garvey is innocent and people around the world have recognized it. Even our own United States government has recogn