Due to a workrelated trip. The good news, you will see a sneak preview of his new documentary which will be aired on pbs later this year and is based on ten years of research, a curator with 30 years experience, doctor Gretchen Sorin has consulted for 250 institutions including the smithsonian, the Jewish Museum and the new York State Historical association. She is the director of the Cooperstown Graduate Program of the State University of new york and the author of in the spirit of martin, the living the living legacy of Martin Luther king jr. And through the eyes of others, africanamericans and identity in american art. In her new book driving while black African American travel and the road to civil rights, just out today, Gretchen Sorin tells the story of the indispensable green book which reshaped the African American traveling experience throughout our segregated land and helped drive the nascent Civil Rights Movement. Please welcome Gretchen Sorin. [applause] it is wonderful to
Theres a National Conversation about Harriet Tubman going on right now but i think for folks who live in maryland, folks in baltimore who feel a connection to that history, i dont think they will stop talk but harry cubin. One my Favorite Places in the city ise a place called tubman house. Has anyone been to tubman house . You should really check it out on one of their volunteers they stick is a folks after the uprising, after the murder of freddie gray took over a house in west baltimore. They took over a house, turn it into a community center. The neighborhood where people and very little of anything and the Community Came together t to take Something Back for themselves. They said schooley, the house had to be demolished but they have taken over multiple loss in the area to get chickens, farms, amazing Youth Program going on and its really just a center of hope for a neighborhood that needs it. They did all that under the name of tubman house because the story of Harriet Tubman was
Hello, everyone. Good evening and welcome to politics and prose. My name is codel be introducing tonight guest speaker. Before we get started i have a few notes to cover. First it would be great if everyone could silence any cell phones and other Electronic Devices they may have on them we will be recording audio for two nights event and you can see our friends from cspan here are recording. Great. Love to have you. We will be doing a q a following the presentation so we ask any questions you may have, use the microphone provided so you can pick up the audio and the whole world would be able to see. I know, right, the future. One final thing of course with plenty of copies of trend that at the front register it like a purchase a copy after the event. Adam minter is a columnist from the Bloomberg Opinion has been covering the Global Recycling interest for over two tickets. His new book, secondhand travels in the new global garage sale is everything investigation of whats happened to all
Distinguished investigate testify journalists in russia, cofounders of authors of the red web previously a history of russia razz internet and governance of the internet and then also the excellent book the new noblity which is looking at Russian Security services. So, this i guess is the third part of the trilogy. And were so excited that youre here with us today. I think just a couple of issues. One is we are filming this, so just a note to the audience, as you engage and ask questions, well ask you to identify yourself, and everything here is on the record in terms of the discussion. And then, two, just in terms of formality, well start off with some general questions ill ask or coauthors and then segment into more of a q a format and there are copies of the book available here which irina and andrei will happily sign for you. So welcome back. Welcome to new york. I feel like this is the scene for so much of what is going on, irina can talk but what motivated you to write this book
The post on facebook or twitter. If you want to send a text include your name and city 202 7488003 is the text number and we will be reading those later in our live coverage from miami. Joining us now the author of unfollow an mri leaving the westborough active Baptist Church burka where did you grow up and how quex. I grew up in kansas at the westborough Baptist Church started by my grandfather and almost my entire extended family at westborough we had a normal life in some ways. Public school, video games, made cookies with my parents with all wonderful memories but then our lives were organized around a picketing ministry from the age of five i would protest gay people originally and then from there to everyone outside of the church was headed for hell and we had a duty to go with them of the consequences of their sins and our whole lives were organized around the ministry. Host how does that begin if you talk about this loving family that you have and a normal childhood when did th